Iron Man 2 OFFICIAL: Rate & Review Iron Man 2

[S_H_F_4839]

I had a lot of faith coming into this movie because I really enjoyed the first one wished they had saved stane for the sequel but that's old news.

Now the sequel is here and I have a whole new series of complaints.

1. Not enough story to satisfy me. I was not expecting it to be darker like TDK but I was hoping for more of a plan than a revenge flick. I was hoping for more corporate rivalry out of hammer and stark. It was clear hammer thought of stark that way but stark did not see hammer as anything more than an annoyance imo.

2. Hammer is my 2nd complaint they way rockwell played him I could partially see why tony didn't see him as a threat which I felt was the wrong way for hammer to be used. He should have been smarter and been more than a big bank account for vanko to use in his revenge plot it would have been better if hammer imo could have had his tech guys actually take control of rhodeys armor and used it against both vanko and stark in the final fight that stark and rhodey defeat vanko before rhodey loses control and is forced to fight stark. I mean hammer is the head of a corporation he would have to be smart enough to anticipate that vanko would betray him I think he could have even initiated a shutdown code for vankos armor which is the actual reason stark and rhodey are able to beat him.

3. Pepper could have been better used also. Not saying paltrow couldn't pull off the ceo part because I know she could so my question is why didn't she? We saw her sitting at the desk but where are the big decisions she should have had to make? I felt she was needed in the first film in this one she just sort of seemed to take up space and they only used her as someone to bring the police to pick up hammer at the end of the film.

4. Don cheadle did a very good job as rhodey and I think his character was misused the only scene I really enjoyed in the film was the fight between rhodey and stark at the party that was fine but I still feel that there should have been more character development on rhodes part.

I have more complaints but im posting this from my phone and my battery is dying.

 

[UnionJack]

CAST
Gwenyth Paltrow just nagged the whole damn time.

THANK YOU, I was thinking I was the only one here to notice that all she did was moan, hoping next time around she is abit part.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

THANK YOU, I was thinking I was the only one here to notice that all she did was moan, hoping next time around she is abit part.

nope, I agree as well. They definitley mis-used Pepper and Widow in the film. I honestly felt the only reason either of them were even in the film at all was to prevent it from being a huge sausage fest.

 

[UnionJack]

nope, I agree as well. They definitley mis-used Pepper and Widow in the film. I honestly felt the only reason either of them were even in the film at all was to prevent it from being a huge sausage fest.

More Black Widow (get to know the character more) less Pepper she is just Tony's PA/CEO after all ... oh wait no now his gf so some reason. No thanks.

 

[Mr. Earle]

Really, you didnt see all the flirting that came before they hooked up? It felt really natural to me.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Less Pepper? Uh they needed more Pepper and they needed to get rid of wooden Scar-jo. Yeah she's smoking hot but who cares? Her character sucked.

 

[Mr. Earle]

I beg to differ.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

Less Pepper? Uh they needed more Pepper and they needed to get rid of wooden Scar-jo. Yeah she's smoking hot but who cares? Her character sucked.

exactly, if you're not going to use the character properly, then don't use the character at all. It gets repetative when hollywood puts females in male oriented movies just for "eye candy" and nothing more. This isn't a Bay film, so the females in it need more substance and purpose. Especially an agent like Black Widow

 

[UnionJack]

Really, you didnt see all the flirting that came before they hooked up? It felt really natural to me.

I just don't see why we need a "love story" to be going along with the other story, I feel like that about loads of comic films, they seem to force a love story along with the main story. I don't want a silly distraction.
Didn't feel or look all the "natural" to me.

 

[UnionJack]

Less Pepper? Uh they needed more Pepper and they needed to get rid of wooden Scar-jo. Yeah she's smoking hot but who cares? Her character sucked.

Why more Pepper what does she bring to the story other than moan and mother Tony, she is a distraction and not a good one.
Scar-Jo was wooden yes, maybe that's how she was written, tho this film does feel like it wasn't written and more improvised.

 

[Mr. Earle]

exactly, if you're not going to use the character properly, then don't use the character at all. It gets repetative when hollywood puts females in male oriented movies just for "eye candy" and nothing more. This isn't a Bay film, so the females in it need more substance and purpose. Especially an agent like Black Widow

Yes, Black Widow should have been used properly. She should like spy on Tony Stark or something.

I just don't see why we need a "love story" to be going along with the other story, I feel like that about loads of comic films, they seem to force a love story along with the main story. I don't want a silly distraction.
Didn't feel or look all the "natural" to me.

Being in love is a natural thing in real life so i could see why Tony would feel the need to do something other than blasting things with his repulsors you know?

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

Yes, Black Widow should have been used properly. She should like spy on Tony Stark or something.

see, I can do that too

 

[Iron_Stark]

Less Pepper? Uh they needed more Pepper and they needed to get rid of wooden Scar-jo. Yeah she's smoking hot but who cares? Her character sucked.

Wooden acting? Yeah right.

Wooden acting is what Jessica Alba and that unconvincing "blind girl" did in the Fantastic Four movies.

Now that was straight S***.

 

[UnionJack]

Yes, Black Widow should have been used properly. She should like spy on Tony Stark or something. Being in love is a natural thing in real life so i could see why Tony would feel the need to do something other than blasting things with his repulsors you know?

Yes its part of life but does it need to be part of a 2.5hour film that has so much else going on?!!

 

[ElMariachi]

Why did we need more out of Black Widow? She was a spy, a right hand of Fury, and sex appeal. Thats all she should have been and all I really care about. We don't need extended backstory on every character. As for Pepper, she is intended as being a mother type character towards Tony. She is supposed to moan and b---h at Tony.

In regards to Rhodey, what did we need to see about him to give him more depth? He was a military man and a friend of Tony, caught in the middle of those two things. I don't need scenes of him going home and kissing his wife. This movie is about Tony Stark, not all these other characters. I would rather have the main character, heads and shoulders above the rest of the cast in terms of acting ability, comedy,and story. I hate to keep bringing up TDK (because I sound like a hater, which Im not) but that movie focused too much on the secondary characters who overshadowed Bruce/Batman.

 

[El Payaso]

Less Pepper? Uh they needed more Pepper and they needed to get rid of wooden Scar-jo. Yeah she's smoking hot but who cares? Her character sucked.

I agree. More of the main characters and nothing of the uninteresting subplots' characters. Black Widow didn't do much, and added even less.

 

[Spidey-Quad]

I just saw the movie, late because of life issues. I can see why a lot of people like the first one more. This one dealt with Tony's flaws, making him less lovable. Widow could have been used much better by keeping her double agent mystique instead of being reduced to S.H.E.A.L.D babysitter. I gave it a solid 8. I must wait for the DVD to better egg hunt and look for underlining stuff. The very end could have been more dramatic, especially for those who do not follow the comic by showing the flight & impact.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Why did we need more out of Black Widow? She was a spy, a right hand of Fury, and sex appeal. Thats all she should have been and all I really care about. We don't need extended backstory on every character. As for Pepper, she is intended as being a mother type character towards Tony. She is supposed to moan and b---h at Tony.

In regards to Rhodey, what did we need to see about him to give him more depth? He was a military man and a friend of Tony, caught in the middle of those two things. I don't need scenes of him going home and kissing his wife. This movie is about Tony Stark, not all these other characters. I would rather have the main character, heads and shoulders above the rest of the cast in terms of acting ability, comedy,and story. I hate to keep bringing up TDK (because I sound like a hater, which Im not) but that movie focused too much on the secondary characters who overshadowed Bruce/Batman.

This is what I have always thought as well. Hell, Dent had more screen time in the first Act and the better lines.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Wooden acting? Yeah right.

Wooden acting is what Jessica Alba and that unconvincing "blind girl" did in the Fantastic Four movies.

Now that was straight S***.

Alba was just terrible, she is truely a bad actress but that doesn't make Scar-jo any better.

This is what I have always thought as well. Hell, Dent had more screen time in the first Act and the better lines.

The movie is great but I was so disappointed with Bale's performance and with Batman's place in the story. He was the least interesting character in the movie and Bale gave the worse performance. And this is coming from someone who hates the Rachel character. That and tonal issues is why TDK is far from perfect IMHO.

I know I'm off topic!

 

[Tony Stark]

That's because truth be told Bale is a horrible actor. His idea of good acting is to scream alot and talk with a raspy voice. They should have gotten an American actor to play Bruce Wayne, JMO.

Personally I think Begins is a much better movie than TDK. Everyone likes TDK because of Heath, which is understandable, but Begins is the better film.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I think that Bale is a good actor, I just don't think that he is good in action movies because that is his idea of acting in them. I liked him better in Batman Begins but I wasn't in love with him in that one either. It's not a matter of getting an American to me, I just think that he is confused and bland as f**k in the Batman movies. I've accepted that I'm in the minority regarding this subject and thats fine with me.

I'm not trying to bash the Batman movies nor am I saying this to be cool. It's just my honest opinion. It's my honest opinion in the wrong forum and thread...I'm sorry mods.

 

[LostSon88]

That's because truth be told Bale is a horrible actor. His idea of good acting is to scream alot and talk with a raspy voice. They should have gotten an American actor to play Bruce Wayne, JMO.

Personally I think Begins is a much better movie than TDK. Everyone likes TDK because of Heath, which is understandable, but Begins is the better film.

Wow dude, I mean...WOW.

Have you even bothered to watch his other work aside from than the mainstream stuff? I mean, seriously...

And JMO, TDK is a much better film than Begins. Begins was more in line of a streamlined superhero origin story. TDK tried to be more than that and succeeded.

But both films were fantastic in their own right.

 

[Tony Stark]

I've seen Bale in Empire of the Sun, Newsies, Reign of Fire, American Psycho, the Prestige, 3:10 to Yuma, just to name a few. So yeah, I've seen him in alot of stuff.

He's not very charismatic and often takes 2nd fiddle to other actors. 3:10 to Yuma was the perfect example, where he's supposed to be the good guy and the one you respect, but he can't hold a candle to Russel Crowe.

Begins is a much more compelling story than TDK. TDK centers around Dent more than anyone, and that is it's biggest failing. Begins is one of the best SH origin stories, and it's the only Batman film that actually focuses on Wayne/Batman.

I watched both films last week on Blue Ray, and TDK just wears thin. The whole boat scene at the end is drawn out melodrama and not very interesting. The stupid "white eyes" stuff, it's just rediculous and lost alot of the real grounded feeling the first film had. Also Gyllenhaal was not an improvement over Holmes. Holmes while not a great actress, did a fine job in the first movie, and had better chemistry with Bale.

But seeing how this is an IM forum, I'll just leave it at that.

 

[Ajendo]

American Psycho is easily Bale's best performance and that performance alone makes anyone who calls Bale uncharismatic a liar or horribly misinformed. Bale never should have played batman in the first place imo. He would have made a better joker more so than Ledger imo. Bale's bateman whipes the floor with Ledger's joker.

 

[Mr. Earle]

I like Bale as Bruce in TDK, but his Batman was horrible. It wasnt just the voice, all those puffs, and running out of breath made him unbearable.

As for the rest of his career, i really dont know why he signed up for that Terminator movie. He must have laughed all the way to the bank, but the movie was bad and i couldnt see him as John Connor in any way.

In Empire of the Sun, Equilibrium, the Prestige, the Machinist, Public Enemies, and Batman Begins (i might be forgetting some movie) he was great! I havent seen that dragon movie, and i've been meaning to watch "3:10 to Yuma" for a while now.