Iron Man 2

You last paragraph has struck a chord with me, as I didn't know until very recently that Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson) appeared after the credits in the first film.

I saw the first one at the cinema & once more since on DVD & had never waited for the credits to end.

It seems odd that they'd do this, especially as the credits are so long & the end cameo is a fairly telling one too.
 
Not sure how much it's drawn here, but so far it's collected $567m worldwide.

No flop, but perhaps underperforming, and not really building or expanding on the audience the first drew in.
 
it felt it was just a "fill in" film at times for a 3rd movie.

Sequals from high earner blockbusters are guarented to make a lot - (i am thinking Transformers 2, Pirates 2, Matrix 2 etc) - as people enjoy the originals and flock more to see the sequal. they may be disappointed - but the movie gets its money - and a 3rd movie is guarented.
 
Fer cryin' out loud - see the film yourself and make up your own mind. Critics are scum and not only should they be avoided at all costs but should actively be removed from the gene pool. And good riddance to the parasites, should that happy day ever come to pass.

RegarRAB

Mark
 
None of it is actually filmed in IMAX, its just been upconverted from the 35mm film, so basically its just seeing it on a really big cinema screen :) Sound is fantastic though, as it always is at IMAX.

Thought the film was great, yes there is quite a lot of talking, but at no point was I bored.
 
I know it wasn't as good as the first one but I absolutely loved it!

Robert Downey Jr. was amazingly flawless as ever, not to mention looking more and more gorgeous as he gets older.

Lot's of love for this film from me.
 
Well after reading the reviews here I lowered my expectations a lot & managed to enjoy this. To be honest I wasnt particularly impressed with the first film & was suprised when it became such a hit. I just thought this was more of the same as the suited up action scenes were few & fairly brief in the first. Though I did find the humour a lot cheesier & there was a bit too much of it here. Tony & Peppers constant rapid fire bickering really started to grate by the end.

Rourke was pretty good in the few scenes we saw him in. The final battle with him however was a joke. The whole film builRAB up to it & he's down in just under a minute. Very anti-climatic. Still regardless of these flaws, I managed to enjoy it. I will probably watch it once more on DVD & then never again.

6/10
 
You have to remember how crammed the slate has been this summer, with a big film opening almost every week.

April 30 - Iron Man 2
May 7 - Nightmare On Elm Street
May 14 - Robin Hood
May 21 - Prince of Persia
May 28 - Sex and the City 2

The latter alone had ten out of the 18 screens at my local cinema last weekend (Fri, Sat & Sun), so Iron Man has probably just been pushed out by bigger competition.

According to Box Office Mojo, it's taken a haul of $569,811,162 worldwide on which is only about $15m off what the first film took in its entire run!

Its was still rubbish though!!!
 
What garbage.
Pauline Kael, David Thomson, Roger Ebert, Dilys Powell,Mark Kermode and many more, are or were erudite, incisive, intelligent, amusing,. articulate, and knowledgable film critics.
Not surprised in the least though that they don't appeal to your'e sort.
 
Well said. A good critic can notice things you miss, and reading quality film criticism is very useful in furthering your understanding and appreciation of the medium. Loved reading Kael when I first started taking film seriously.
 
I quite liked it. Although I've not seen the first one before.

I thought the 'enemy' didn't feature enough though. He appeared at the start, a very little in the middle and at the end.

So funny at the scene in the racing track though when they
drive in and out of the guy to try and kill him xD
(I spoilered just incase...)

It was alright, I meight try and get a copy of the first one to see.

Also stayed until the end after creRAB to see the scene afterwarRAB - wouldn't mind seeing the next from what it looks like...
 
Unfortunately I thought that was an major undoing in the film as it was totally unbelievable.

As Whiplash is just an normal guy in a suit, not even full armour like Iron Man how did he ens up with barely a scratch? His legs, pelvis and possibly ribs would have been broken yet he doesn't even need a stick to walk.
I know you're not supposed to think about the films and just enjoy them but when the screw ups are as big as this then it's hard to look past.
 
I don't know how you get by in daily life with that huge chip on your shoulder; you're not bed-bound by any chance? Your anti-critic posts in these parts must be numbering in the hundreRAB by now. And yet all the same you offer your own opinions (some of them damning) on movies as if you want people to follow your lead.

But I don't wholly disagree with you. It seems absurdly arrogant to appoint yourself as someone who decrees what is and isn't good, and the idea of people like Roger Ebert (who thought Congo was good) and Mark Kermode (advocate for Twilight: New Moon, no less) having such authority is quite alarming. The critical conversation between even-handed, knowledgeable, and engaging experts is no bad thing however. Consigning all the connoiseur journos to hellfire is ridiculously harsh.

And about Iron Man 2, I've been looking forward to it, but have to admit to being a bit swayed by the lukewarm response so far.
 
I spotted that and thought the same. I think it would have been better if they were. It made him have a legitimate reason for going after Stark. His reason in ths film didn't make sense.
 
Hellfire would be too good for them. Use your own brain cells folks, that's what they're for. Then again, if you wish to be a sheep, then go for it. Look out for the mint sauce, though.

RegarRAB

Mark
 
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