It begins where the first film ends, with the press conference, zooming into the city to a small run down Moscow apartment where Tony Stark's press conference is visible on TV. A dying man says his last words, the son cries out, the scene shifts to the walls covered with news clippings from another era including the blueprints of the ARC reactor with two names visible - Howard Stark and Anton Vanko.
Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) builds a chest piece similiar to Tony Stark's - the title sequence runs.
Jon Favreau has done a fantastic job creating a sequel worthy of the first Iron Man film from setting up Ivan Vanko's reason for destroying Stark to the introduction of new characters, Scarlett Johansson does a beautiful job portraying Nastasha Romanoff including the action, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury has better visibility, Don Cheadle is just great as Lt. Col. Rhodes. Original cast members Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau replaying Happy Hogan - all great and nice to see them again. Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) gets limited viewing but with a key scene in the end.
Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer isn't as mean and serious as Jeff Bridges'
Obadiah Stane. He comes out more weasel than warlord. Mickey Rourke - great character portrayal as the vengeful Whiplash.
Storyline suffers a bit in the middle when Stark has to confront his imminent death due to toxic blood chemistry caused by his body's reaction to his chest piece. It slows down a little while Stark's re-invents a new chest piece (triangular) plus an alcoholic bout but gets back with a vengeance when Iron Man with War Machine battles Crimson Dynamo/Whiplash and armored drones. Amazing!
Where does it go from here? Its time to reveal the Mandarin and the origin of his ten rings - the starship that crashes to Earth containing the rings that will transform him into Iron Man's deadliest foe - plus an additional villain, Fin Fang Foom one of the ship's occupants. There's a huge potential story for Iron Man 3 director Jon Favreau has done a great job with the franchise, its in good hands Marvel should consider themselves lucky to have his dedication and craft.
RDJ is as usual, fantastic as Tony Stark, nuff said!
(Spoiler below!)
Stan Lee Cameo
Stark mistakenly refers to Stan Lee as Larry King.
Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) builds a chest piece similiar to Tony Stark's - the title sequence runs.
Jon Favreau has done a fantastic job creating a sequel worthy of the first Iron Man film from setting up Ivan Vanko's reason for destroying Stark to the introduction of new characters, Scarlett Johansson does a beautiful job portraying Nastasha Romanoff including the action, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury has better visibility, Don Cheadle is just great as Lt. Col. Rhodes. Original cast members Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau replaying Happy Hogan - all great and nice to see them again. Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) gets limited viewing but with a key scene in the end.
Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer isn't as mean and serious as Jeff Bridges'
Obadiah Stane. He comes out more weasel than warlord. Mickey Rourke - great character portrayal as the vengeful Whiplash.
Storyline suffers a bit in the middle when Stark has to confront his imminent death due to toxic blood chemistry caused by his body's reaction to his chest piece. It slows down a little while Stark's re-invents a new chest piece (triangular) plus an alcoholic bout but gets back with a vengeance when Iron Man with War Machine battles Crimson Dynamo/Whiplash and armored drones. Amazing!
Where does it go from here? Its time to reveal the Mandarin and the origin of his ten rings - the starship that crashes to Earth containing the rings that will transform him into Iron Man's deadliest foe - plus an additional villain, Fin Fang Foom one of the ship's occupants. There's a huge potential story for Iron Man 3 director Jon Favreau has done a great job with the franchise, its in good hands Marvel should consider themselves lucky to have his dedication and craft.
RDJ is as usual, fantastic as Tony Stark, nuff said!
(Spoiler below!)
Stan Lee Cameo
Stark mistakenly refers to Stan Lee as Larry King.
The legendary Hammer of Thor (Mjolnir)
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