J-MAN and Johnny Love Movie Review: Iron Man 2

J-MAN and Johnny Love Movie Review: Iron Man 2

Did Iron Man 2 live up to the hype surrounding it? Find out what we and a few local residential movie critics thought. Minor AVENGER Spoilers! Johnny loved Mickey Rooney's performance, no that's not a typo?! Plus dont miss our deleted scenes at the end of the Review!!!

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By jman1977 - May 07, 2010 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
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spideysweb
spideysweb - 5/7/2010, 7:56 AM
Great review guys. You guys rock! Seeing it today in about 3/hrs.
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 5/7/2010, 7:58 AM
Love it guys. You have made me and a whole lot of Superhero fans drool for this movie. I can't wait to see it tonight.
itashy
itashy - 5/7/2010, 8:24 AM
wont be able to see it in imax but going to see it in theatres monday,and cant wait to see it on blu ray XD i got a 37 inch lcd and studio quality headphones so its almost EXACTLY like being in a imax theatre
majinlogan
majinlogan - 5/7/2010, 8:27 AM
HAHA the shirt wont fit the first guy LOLOL
majinlogan
majinlogan - 5/7/2010, 8:28 AM
@lee mitchell.

wow ur statement can now be used as the new rick roll
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 5/7/2010, 8:36 AM
Cool stuff as usual guys! ^_^ Gonna see it next weekend.
raverunner
raverunner - 5/7/2010, 8:57 AM
I saw it last night.Its really good CBM.I still like the first one better. :)
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 5/7/2010, 8:59 AM
Great review guys!!!! Igirl is taking me to go see it next weekend.
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 5/7/2010, 9:07 AM
Threesome TEA??????
DCMarvelComics
DCMarvelComics - 5/7/2010, 9:23 AM
Great review great movie, Iron Man 2 rocks
Phinehas
Phinehas - 5/7/2010, 9:37 AM


The whole "I'm a Marvel..." schtick is getting old. Especially since no one has seen those Apple commercials for quite a few years. But JustSomeRandomGuy is still doing a pretty good job garnering some laughs with his humor.
Good job, Jman and Johnny Love on a great review! I saw the fight scene with Whiplash here on CBM and am prepared for that virgin teenage boy at promnight disappointment.
Comickid65
Comickid65 - 5/7/2010, 9:47 AM
great review guys!! im seein it tonight and im stoked!! im still a little worried though i dont think it looks as good as the first one. hopefully im wrong haha
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 5/7/2010, 9:51 AM
@Tea/Deathwalker Threesome huh? Must say you two know how to show a girl a good time ;) Okay I'll buy the movie tickets, and you two decide who buys the popcorn and who buys the whip cream. LOL =D
scarecrow67
scarecrow67 - 5/7/2010, 9:54 AM
Nice
THEMRTERRIFIC
THEMRTERRIFIC - 5/7/2010, 9:55 AM
Good flick!
FistsOfJustice
FistsOfJustice - 5/7/2010, 10:01 AM
Thanx J.Man and Johnny Love for being so dedicated! Great Review! I opted out of the midnight show with digital projection, to see it in 30 min @ IMAX!!! Walking out the door riiiight now!
GreenLantern416
GreenLantern416 - 5/7/2010, 11:10 AM
hey guys! I saw the movie last night @ the minight screening with all the fanboys/girls.

In my opinion, don't believe the critics that badmouth this movie. They mostly have problems with the number of characters and arcs (IM1 had 4 characters and 1 arc, IM2 has 7 major characters each with their own agenda). I think that makes sense and it all intertwines well. They also expected more action scenes but IM1 only had 2 key action scenes (fighting the kidnappers and fighting Iron Monger) and although there weren't as many action scenes, the ones that were in were long enough and visually stunning.

Edit: I didn't like SMJ's role as Fury. its basically SMJ but with an eye patch.

Bottom line: don't believe the negative comments. its not the same as IM1 but it shouldn't have been anyway. This is a fantastic sequel and moves the franchise forward perfectly.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 5/7/2010, 11:21 AM
Whattup my hometown homies! Glad you guys liked it. I love how you get the other movie patron's opinions. They all seem to give super-genuine thoughts on the flicks in question. Can't wait to see this. I'm going in a couple of hours. Keep those reviews comin' J-Man and Johnny Love!
AceMan23
AceMan23 - 5/7/2010, 11:56 AM
the 1st was better, i thought #2 started off a little bit slow and it was a little boring at times. also there wasnt enuff action and thruout the movie u couldnt really understand what mickey was saying..he went a little overboard with the accent. good movie dont get me wrong i enjoyed it deff. worth the 10 bucks.
just thought it could have been better, but overall pretty good!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/7/2010, 12:17 PM
Seriously @ GUYS!!!

Its no WATCHMEN and KICK ASS was better!! : P

Still it was a good movie but too many stupid bits an iffy effects!

SAM ROCKWELL and WAR MACHINE made this movie!!!

SLJ SUCKED (like i knew he would! : P)

After the freshness wears off, ppl will see IRON MAN I as a better movie though!

Should of used less CGI for the armor scenes, looked too fake even when there was no action!

(Did HOLLYWOOD not learn nothing from the crappy CGIed CLONE TROOPERS in "Attack of the Clones" lol, real suits are always better!)

P.S. Rourke's last scene and final suit was a huge let down!

Still I'll be buying the Blu-Ray!

: D
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 5/7/2010, 1:13 PM
Sorry was away, but I got the whip cream, hand cuffs, whip, leather............um wait you just wanted popcorn????
ProfOJ
ProfOJ - 5/7/2010, 1:31 PM
wow is my tiny comment worthy?? again great review guys!!and now im def getting a cbm t shirt w avatar!! planning on seeing it 2nite at showplace in portage.
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 5/7/2010, 1:32 PM
@DeathWalker/Tea I want Popcorn for the movie, and the hot dog and other stuff for afterwards. LOL.
PaperEmpress
PaperEmpress - 5/7/2010, 1:34 PM
I'm going to stand firmly behind my statement that the first film was better than the second. Maybe that is because me and the crew watched the first film before we took our trip to IMAX - but anyways, time is in short supply so I'll give my 2 cent review:

**SPOILER - You've been warned**

Iron Man 2 was all about the pointless side quest. At no point in the film did I feel like Tony Stark was really going to die. It was like "OH NO YOU HAVE THE MATRIX GOING ON YOUR NECK!" Then Black Widow gave him the shot to slow the process. Who didn't see that coming? The only redeeming part of this whole storyline was Tony Stark got to make a new element. So bad ass.

I also did not get all the plot between the two ladies. Pepper and Black Widow - the Tony Stark character was rather reserved this film. He should have been asking for a 3-way to stick with the once more restated narcissistic play boy flaw. Instead, he just had a case of ooglie eyes and witty dialog.

Ivan - I felt like his screen time was cut too short based on the whole Hammer-time storyline. Personally, I feel this arc was way under played.

And..seriously - there needed to be more fighting. It's like this movie took the same approach as Transformers 2 and Spiderman 2 where there was more richly played out love story and less badassery.

At least the movie did have some wit, some tongue and cheek play, and of course, a tiny tiny clip of Thor's hammer.

So, in short, I feel the first is better. If you don't believe me, fire up your blue-ray players and watch it again for the first time.
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 5/7/2010, 1:44 PM
IGirl I know where you are going with this, I got you covered................SKITTLES, right?
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 5/7/2010, 4:10 PM
no offence LEEE but Watchmen sucked compared to Iron Man 2, I could watch Iron Man 2 another 20 times but Watchmen was really really boring at times. And Kick-Ass was brilliant, but I would rather watch Iron Man 2 with the fantastic Robert Downey Jr than the idiot who played Kick-Ass
TxLantern
TxLantern - 5/7/2010, 4:47 PM
Just saw IM2! It was great. Great acting from ever growing legend RDJ. Cheadle was a much more believable Rhodes. Paltrow and Scarjo did well also. Sam L. Jackson's scenes are not designed to delve into the character of Nick Fury. He's there as a sort of mentor to Stark (therefore much more reserved) as well as to arch into the Avengers movie. Even J. Fav's character in the movie was great. Especially the fight scene with Scarjo as Black Widow in her hot leather outfit (very tight!). Fav's is always a great actor and put himself in just enough scenes that his character helps the flow of the film as well as adding just enough humor to those scenes. What can I say about the MICK. Rourke is back! He has always been an excellent actor and has not been given the shot with a feature film until recently. His accent was so perfect that I swear he could live in Russia and get by with it.
All in all this is a great movie. To say its better than IM1 is debatable. There is a bit more of character development here so the pace isnt quite as fast as IM1 but it's a very good film. The Easter Eggs and certain references or amount of them was just enough to get any fanboy/fangirl's heart beating. Go see it now!
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 5/7/2010, 8:03 PM
@Deathwalker. Oh yes. Taste the rainbow... lol.
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 5/7/2010, 8:41 PM
LMAO @ IGirl.....u read my mind.
DasBoot
DasBoot - 5/8/2010, 12:27 AM
If SLJ is in Captain America, will they use that as sort of a mini origin story for him since it's in WWII? I don't really want to see a Nick Fury movie. That is unless they can bring back the delightful David Hasselhoff! Might be good for a period piece because German's LOVE David Hasselhoff!!!
TheMyth
TheMyth - 5/8/2010, 1:40 AM
Good review. I loved this flic.

Gtrman, wow, you took the words out of my mouth. What else can I say. Best line in the whole movie though, "DJ A.M., gimme a phat beat to whoop my buddies ass to."

What's the hatin' on Fury? I think too many of you went in already determined to not like him, cause I have no complaint. In fact, the parts involving him had my attention the most because I knew most of the easter-eggs would come from him or SHIELD (which they did). Speaking of eggs, I'm starting to wonder if I was the only one who noticed the Cap comics in the capsule SHIELD gave to Stark... or maybe I just think they are more significant because the were preserved in that chest by Howard Stark for his son.

Something I guess I missed, what was the name of the element Stark created? Maybe I took a pee at the wrong time cause I never caught the name. I kept expecting to hear vibranium, especially when Jarvis said it could only occur naturally, and even adamantium at the point when Stark said 'Re-discover an element' as well as the fact that they DID synthesize some (Adamantium is a vibranium-iron alloy in Marvel comics). Someone help me out here.
Phinehas
Phinehas - 5/8/2010, 11:21 AM
I'm pretty sure Tony mentioned it. I forget what its called.

Did anyone else feel encouraged by Black Widow's fight sequence???

Man! I want to see that and more in a Wonder Woman movie!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/9/2010, 8:40 AM
IRON MAN 2 EASTER EGG...

MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/9/2010, 10:34 AM
lmao at Mickey Rooney, you guys crack me up. Glad you liked the movie, it was great, but I was a tad disappointed.

Also great review gtrman! You should stick that up on the site as an article dude.

Logan X is an imbecile.
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