Iron Man 2 The Critics review Iron Man 2

[J.Howlett]

Interesting reviews to say the least. Small sample for sure but the over arching plot threads that lead to the Avengers has always been a point of worry for me.

 

[Sharkboy]

Well it looks like we have another spidey 3 on our hands. A real shame, but i was kinda expecting it, none of the trailers particularly wowed me, and the buzz for this film has been less than stellar. A real shame considering how much of a success the first film was. Only one way to confirm all of this obviously, i have my ticket for friday.

 

[Sharkboy]

What the hell do they know, they're British, lets see them make a better one.

Nolan owns you

 

[J.Howlett]

Sharkboy,

It's still going to do gangbusters opening weekend. It has a real shot a beating The Dark Knight's opening weekend. But, like Spider-Man 3 and X-Men The Last Stand, it's all about word of mouth after that weekend. Then, we'll see.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Damn - not as negative as the first review, but citing many of the same problems. It seems like Iron Man 2 might have benefitted from a Dark Knight running time.

Hence why weeks ago I said in the run-time thread I didnt think 2 hours would be enough.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Well it looks like we have another spidey 3 on our hands. A real shame, but i was kinda expecting it, none of the trailers particularly wowed me, and the buzz for this film has been less than stellar. A real shame considering how much of a success the first film was. Only one way to confirm all of this obviously, i have my ticket for friday.

Even if it's disappointing, it's not shocking for a sequel to be lower quality than the original. In Spidey's case, what made the third one such a huge letdown is that the first sequel was actually very good. I tend to expect sequels to rehash a lot of things from the first movie so it's never too surprising if they aren't "up to snuff" so to speak. I enjoyed Pirates 2 thanks to Depp so I am sure I'll enjoy IM2 thanks to RDJ.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

This story would say otherwise. It sounds like Stark is fleshed out bigtime...

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/stark_naked_2pFfNmWfKsi3kNyCZ6eMoO

I would say the actual reviews seem to agree with me...

 

[ultimatefan]

damn, so far this seems to b shaping up to be either a mild or major disappointment. The bits about cramming too many storylines, wasting too much time setting up The Avengers and Iron Man 90% off screen seem particularly worrying,

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Glad to hear there are tie ins with Avengers. Worried to hear the final battle is anti-climatic.

 

[The Batman]

I'm kinda not surprised about some of the action. The last fight in number 1 was underwhelming, too

 

[Downhere]

I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet, rather want and see more reviews come in before starting to worry.

 

[Mr. Stark]

very very sad
http://www.**************.com/fansites/Poniverse/news/?a=17516

 

[SpiderByte]

As said in the comments:

It's the ****ing MIRROR. It's like considering the Onion a reliable source.

 

[samsnee]

very very sad
http://www.**************.com/fansites/Poniverse/news/?a=17516

I don't know, that review is terribly written. Not really cohesive at all, and more cherry-picking. Yes, I would like to see Iron Man more, but really, most movies like this have only 2 to 3 major action pieces. I don't expect Stark to just be standing around in his IM armor for no real reason.

I'm not expecting to be blown away, but to call it a disaster of S-M:3 proportions is a bit premature.

 

[redfirebird2008]

I'm not expecting to be blown away, but to call it a disaster of S-M:3 proportions is a bit premature.

Agreed. I'm expecting a good movie that isn't as good as the first one. Far from disaster but also not a masterpiece by any means. Just a good summer sequel.

 

[The_Joker7895]

Honestly, that review reminded me of Ebert's reviews as of late. Very erratic, nonsensical, and complaining about things that are either completely wrong or don't really make sense. A lot of reviewers have had it out for this film from the beginning, as they do often with any franchise film with a lot of hype surrounding it. I remember a handful of critics who hated The Dark Knight for really odd reasons, but it was clear they were simply trying to stick it to the film and rebel against the hype. I'm all for making up one's own mind and not succumbing to hype, but sometimes it causes people to exaggerate their disappointment or distaste for a certain film.

I'm seeing the film tomorrow night at the Alamo Drafthouse, and I couldn't be more excited. I think it looks awesome and from what I can tell, the Spider-Man 3 comparisons a few have made are completely off-base.

 

[The_Joker7895]

as said in the comments:

It's the ****ing mirror. It's like considering the onion a reliable source.

qft

 

[Mike059jig]

just found it, not a good review.

http://slashingtheseats.net/2010/04/27/iron-man-2/

 

[batman44]

I'm a little worried about potential underdeveloped plot lines and I somewhat expected that having to tie this film in with Avengers would be tricky and could affect the overall movie. Still, the talk of RDJ and Rourke owning the film is worth of the price of admission alone and I can't wait to see them face off. Not mention Rockwell and Cheadle, both of whom I can't wait to see in their respective roles. Scarlett Johansson possibly being the weak point is not surprising either.

Despite the few negatives, May 7 can't come soon enough.

 

[ElMariachi]

I am not buying into some of these reviews. They just seem like they are trying to find flaws and make them into huge deals. The last one in particular the reviewer seems to not like the movie because everything in the movie is not explained to him. That reviewer seems like a tool hellbent on crushing the hype.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm not going to jump to conclusions because that would be silly but the amount of characters and the two year rush to make the flick has always been a great worry of mine.

Today my sister said that she was getting a bad feeling that Iron Man 2 would suck...can't say I disagree a hundred percent...then again I thought that HellBoy 2 would rock and I hated it so my feelings often don't mean s**t.

Regardless of reviews good or bad, I was always going to see the movie to judge for myself.

 

[FaT_tONle]

If the issue is the Avengers tidbits and inflated action eats up the character development, I'll live with it. You can't expect Marvel not to set themselves up for what may be the biggest and most expensive film ever outside of Cameron movies. If they held everything off, imagine how clutter ****ed Avengers will be in two years? It means that, should they make IM3, it will be all Iron Man and there won't be a need to compensate for Avengers characters when it is likely Stark's last hurrah for a while.

 

[JP]

HB2 ****ing owns.

 

[Downhere]

HB2 ****ing owns.

So true.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

HB2 ****ing owns.

It was torture to me. I couldn't wait for the mind numbing bordem to end.

The early reviews aren't a great sign of things to come. I've said that about movies I didn't want to see so it's only fair that I say it about Iron Man 2.