Lets see...I LOVED the first "Iron Man" and thought that like "Blade," it was an instant classic. The acting was perfect, the suit and effects were so amazing if not mind-blowing and absolutely the best effects I have ever seen on film, the story was greatly cared for and very well-written and is one of the best CBM's to date in my opinion, and will always be that way to me. The first movie paved a strong road for the avengers crew to travel upon, and opened the doorway to many new possibilities within the filming and comic industry alike. There is no doubt about that.
I finally saw "Iron Man 2" in all its glory the other night, and it brought back the action, humor, and dazzling effects of the first, along with some new additions. I have heard from so many people that "Iron Man 2" was not as action-oriented as the first. Well, for starters, in "Iron Man," we had the first real action with the terrorist hideout escape scene, then the first running of the suit with a run in with the air force, then the very end battle with Iron Monger. With "Iron Man 2," we got the first real action with whiplash at the racing arena, the fight between Tony and Rhodey, all that Black Widow stuff, the chase scene of a program-controlled suit with Rhodey in it(War Machine)and drones chasing Tony, then finally, the ending battle of Tony and Rhodey vs. Drones and Whiplash in a custom Iron Monger type suit. If all that isn't action I do not know what is.
There were some complaints about "Iron Man 2" being a "Post-Avengers" film instead of a film about the character singularly. Honestly, this did not strike a problem with me, as I thought that the tie-ins and hints were somewhat essential for the films to come. I thought that they shared a good connection for once instead of being all about that character, with a world that pretends like the others do not exist. I got tired of the whole "I am the only superhero on Earth" type thing and with both "Iron Man" films, the films simply showed us that that was not the case anymore.
The only problem I DID have was Black Widow. She wasn't Russian! I will be honest and say that that was really the only distraction I had problems with when trying to enjoy the film. Besides that speed bump though, I feel that the sequel truly outshined the original in terms of action, and will always feel that way. I will not ever see it as a bad CBM like generally everyone else does, but instead I will always see it for what it did have, which was indefinitely more action. I was just a little bit disheartened to find out that it did not sit too well with the general public when I saw it as a greatly treated CBM just as its predecessor was.
But anyway, that is all I have to say, besides this:
Good Day peeps!