I thought IM2 was good and enjoyable but not as fun and memorable as the first, it was more of a build up to the advengers movie than a proper sequel but hopefully Iron Man 3 will sought that out. 

I really liked the movie.   It was funny, plenty of action, plenty of IronMan.  I walked away totally satisfied except for one thing...  I can't handle that Pepper Potts watches Bill O'Reilly while working.  I have to pretend it was because she was so busy trying to run Stark Industries that she accidentally sat on the remote and the channel changed there on it's own and Pepper had no idea it was even on because she was too busy being awesome.  Otherwise, I just can't look at her the same way again :)I guess the movie was sort of average, but I think it's more because Tony didn't really suffer in this movie.  *SPOILERS FROM HERE ON*I know Tony is slowly dying, that's suffering, ok... but he doesn't tell anyone about it so there is no real emotion about the subject and then surprise, Sam L Jackson has a magic shot out of nowhere that saves him no problem!  whew.  thats good.  To me the first Iron Man was so great because you see Tony change.  He's a giant tool at first and you see him give up that way of life to become the hero.  So there is a sense of honor there, and he's allowed to be a little snarky and show offish because you already know he's a different person.  The second movie never really had a character change to me.  He drank alot and the whole thing with his father was there, but... I just never connected with Tony in this story like the first.  I wish the whole speech that  whiplash said in the prison cell had more meaning.  He said the sharks will come and I was expecting tony to really start to crumble completely.  Being ordered to stay at home in your mansion is hardly a punishment.  So I guess I wanted a little more in that regard. As for the rest of the story I liked it alot.  I wish the movie could have been maybe 20 minutes longer, or chop out some characters completely to give better focus on the Iron Man story arc, but what can you do.  I'm still gonna buy the blueray. 

Ok, I realize from the "comic-book flashes" we're shown at the beginning, that this movie's supposed to BE a comic-book-- and that that it's called "Marvel Comics" because it's a MARVEL that they can stack the bull that high.But still, you'd need a negative IQ in order to like this movie-- or be a teenager;  it's one cliche after another.The abuse of lesser characters, the stock dime-a-dozen inept "mooks," and the whiny, annoying little twerp Robert Downey Jr., and the cheap Russain villain (the Cold War ended what, 20 year ago?)-- just one tired, comatose cliche after another... not to mention the "Secret Ops" cliche.It's also far sillier and more pathetic than the first movie-- particularly since NOBODY HAS ANY GUNS! In the first movie, EVERYONE had guns-- that was the purpose of the armor, TO STOP BULLETS! Now, everyone the mooks just have STICKS-- ew, we can't have the mooks just SHOOTING "Black Widow" instead of falling all over themselves now, can we?And what's this Russian do-- comes out with electric WHIPS, and no armor?  No WONDER they don't have any guns, since obviously it would only take one shot to stop him... FOREVER; but that would make SENSE.And now Iron-man's back to keeping his suit in his BRIEFCASE, and it weighs about 10 lbs? And the thing with the "cardboard computer-security--" HELLO, we have 128-bit encryption now, even God can't break it? Why not at least TRY to keep up? This wasn't even funny when "Bloom County" did it (i.e. some "genius" rattles a few keys and breaks into a top-secret computer etc.).Oh yeah-- and Happy Hogan's now a stupid clown, while Pepper Potts has been promoted to head bitch now that Gwyneth Paltrow's seen her day. And why doesn't anyone just KIDNAP them, now that Iron Man's revealed his secret identity? EVERYONE KNOWS that superheroes keep their idendity secret, to PROTECT their friends and family! (Everyone but the idiots who made this PICTURE, that is.)Likewise, they didn't do much research into law, either; Arver v. United States showed that a person CAN be required to perform civic duties for their government. Thank god for the internet and movie-piracy; if I had to pay actual MONEY to watch this turd, I'D probably shoot someone.Save your money and re-watch the original... it made SOME sense.

LOL, GringoDingo. :)  I agree that most of your problems with the movie is non-sense, but I think it comes down to your very first statement.  This IS a comic book movie.  Your ability to enjoy this (or any movie like it) definitely hinges on accepting the "rules" of comic book movies.  And I guess when a cliche is really, really well done, I can enjoy it.My friends and I laughed at the computer hacking scene as well.  We coined the phrase MOS (for Movie Operating System) which has to be the WORST operating system ever.  This happens all the time in movies and there doesn't exist a system that would be that easily hackable.I also found the fact that the no-armor villain was able to sustain getting hit by a car at least twice with what seemed like virtually no injuries to be a bit ridiculous.  What a beast, maybe he didn't need armor.  Oh, and thank goodness he was patient while Tony put that briefcase suit on.  Seriously, weren't we in like major hurry panic mode, but then we had to give the hero 5 minutes of special effects to get the suit on.Anyway, my point is, comic book movies are always silly on some level.  I thought the movie was a lot of fun to watch, despite all of this, and in great part to the acting and dialogue between characters.SIMPLECAP - I know why you and I are such great friends.  You said EXACTLY how I feel about what I thought was "wrong" with the movie.  I personally could have done with a complete cut of all the Avengers/SHEILD characters and I think it would have been a better Iron Man movie.  We would have seen greater development of Tony struggling to understand his dad and find the cure.  I felt like the writers for this one were just trying to accomplish WAY too much with so many sub-plots and the main characters hurt for it.Again, It was still super enjoyable though.P.S.  A lot of people laughed in my theater during the opening Rhodey scene.  I thought you'd like to know that. :)

because I really enjoyed Iron Man 2.  ;)I agree with Tina - I think my favorite part was the humor, especially the clever dialogue - it was as rapid-fire as a machine gun, and very witty. I wondered if RDj had any input into the lines. The entire movie was actually very funny, filled with visual humor as well as verbal. I wondered again if that was Favreau's influence. I laughed heartily throughout the film, and just sat back and enjoyed the adventure of it.I agree that character development took a back seat to action and sub-plots, and it's remarkable how well the film held up in spite of that. However, I didn't have a problem with the Black Widow and SHIELD elements. It may have been a greedy meta-step to the Avengers movie, but I'm not sure. One of the things I love about comics is the cross-overs. Seeing these characters interact and overlap has always held a fascination for me, and I think for many comics fans. So it wouldn't surprise me if that was a deliberate move to include an element that fans appreciate. I hadn't read anything about the movie, so I was pleasantly surprised when Black Widow was revealed, As soon as I saw her in her "pro" gear, I knew who she was - that's a really satisfying feeling. So was seeing Nick Fury show up at the donut - he's a friendly face (so to speak).I think there actually was some character development in the very context of all these other people running around. Tony tries to do it all on his own, and he almost kills himself rather than ask for help. I felt that there was some pathos around his dying, and it was accentuated by the very fact that he doesn't share it with anyone (this is where I saw RDj's subtelty as an actor). But it's not just Stark's independence that almost does him in; his arrogance also contributes, ie "if *I* couldn't find the solution to the palladium problem, then there isn't one." His downward spiral comes because he can't see the solution, and he's just about given up. By the end of the story, he's allowed people in, he's willing to receive help, and he finds that's a better way to be (while still being his brash, conceited self!). Not to mention he has a connection to a father he never really connected to.What I did have trouble with was the Vanko story arc. I had trouble buying him.  It might have been Rourke's portrayal, and some of you have already pointed out plot inconsistencies that I noticed, too. I was quite glad that the filmmakers didn't build Vanko up to be this enormous supervillain, because his character couldn't have sustained that (the racetrack face-off was bad enough). Instead, there was villainy from multiple sides, including the government and Hammer (Sam Rockwell bugs me, but I recognize it's because he often plays characters we love to hate).Concluding thoughts: solidly entertaining film. It's hard to compete with an origin story (Tina's keen observation), but this sequel did fairly well. And finally: suspension of disbelief is a prerequisite for comic books and comic book movies.

Iron Man2 is amazing! I think the funniest part in the movie was when war machine tried to use the missile "the ex-wife" and it just bounced off into the water...that was the most epic part in the movie! :) It took a while to get use to Don Cheadle playing as Rhodey because it doesn't give off that much of a friendly vibe as Terrence Howard did, but after a while he was amazing.I mostly just wanted to ask if anyone got to see the end credits cause i know very few who did...luckily i knew they did it in the first movie so they were bound to do it again...all i can say is, and i hope none of you are thor fans, but i hope they don't make a Thor movie. Thats just my opinion :)- "Your so fat that if you cut yourself, marshmellow fluff would come out" - Ultimate Spiderman

I pretty much totally agree with this review. Although I was extremely disappointed that Terrence Howard didn't reprise as Rhodey. I personally hate it when roles switch actors esp when it's not a remake or something like that. While Don Cheadle did do better than I thought he would (and I was glad Howard didn't have to say things like 'you don't deserve to wear one of these!') you still can't just go and grab another black guy and have him play some other guy's role. Even understudies have a hard time. I'm not saying I wanted Cheadle to be exactly the same as Howard, I'm just saying I wasn't a fan that they switched horses mid-race.Other than that? Some parts were a bit cheesy or just off in general but hey, it's a comic book movie for crying out loud. So maybe I'm a girl and I don't understand but I'll tell you something: I watched this movie looking for Robert Downey Jr kicking butt. Scarlett Johanson kicking butt. And some good action/explosions/that ultra cool suit-up we all saw in the preview. And I got all that, so I'm satisfied.

BOO YA!!THIS MOVIE WAS AWSOMELY WICKED!!!!!!!!:D:D

Black Widow and Tony/Ironman were the best characters in that film.