Iron Man 2

quick warning: spoilers included.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James "Rhode" Rhodes/War Machine
Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury











I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for movies like this. I love everything about them and IM2 is no exception. This movie had me from the start. As it started, I knew I was going to love it. That said, I do have some points to make.

Now, in more detail.

I did love almost everything about this movie. It was well written and had a lot of good moments. The characters, despite there being a lot of them and all intertwined, all fit together very well. The movie also wraps together several other characters and continues to take strides towards "The Avengers" movie bringing in characters like Black Widow as well as other classic Iron Man characters like War Machine, which makes a dramatic entrance

Badass.

The scene on the Monaco track with Stark driving the F1 and facing off against Whiplash was really well done. Slicing several cars in half with the whips was pretty awesome, but a bit overdone. One or two would've had a really good effect, but 4 was a bit much.

The movie is based around 4 things, Tony Stark's being poisoned, Justin Hammer of Hammer Industries being Tony Stark's business competitor and rival and Ivan Vanko's desire to get revenge on Tony stark for what his father, Howard Stark, did to Vanko's father. Suprisingly neither Natasha Romanoff, nor Ivan Vanko are referred to by their alias names of Black Widow and Whiplash, respectivly.

As the movie goes on and Tony really starts to believe that he is dying, he starts to get a bit wilder and uncontrollable. Turning Stark Industries over to Pepper Potts and making her CEO and some drunken antics during his birthday party, which saw him dancing around drunkenly in the Iron Man suit and Rhode having to suit up in the Mark 2 armor to try and bring Tony under control. A fight ensues between Starks and Rhode that ends with Rhode flying off in the Mark 2 armor and a good part of Stark's home being heavily damaged.

After the millitary (and by extension, Justin Hammer) get ahold of the armor, they soup it up and add it crap loads of weapons, leading to the birth of the War Machine. The majority of the movie is just building up to the final fight between Iron Man + War Machine versus a crapload of drones.

Something like this.

After that fight finishes, a newly armored Whiplash enters the arena and continues the fight. Which has the usual result. Afterwards Rhode mentions that he is going to "hang on" to the War Machine armor.

All in all, a fairly awesome movie. A lot of tidbits towards other marvel characters and movies.

In review 4.5/5. A couple bits could've been changed a bit, but otherwise awesome. Go see it. And watch for the small scene AFTER the credits.