*** SPOILER ALERT*** Just in case 
So finally I managed to get around to watching the new Ironman 2 movie.
I have to say I had my doubts. The first Iron Man movie was actually pretty good and I take my hat off to Robert Downey Jnr. for pulling off a wicked cool Tony Stark. However there were few dodgy pieces to the story and there was the problem of the man who was playing James Rhodes…the now infamous (with the comic fans) Terrence Howard. Luckily when things didn’t work out and Terrence was to be replaced, Don Cheadle stepped in and totally owned the role.
Yes indeed the Iron Man 2 movie was in many ways saved by Don Cheadle. I’ve seen Cheadle in various movies and always thought he was pretty talented, but after watching how he took on the role of Rhodey I have a new found respect for the man. Next up is the ever impressive Mickey Rourke who likewise made a pretty awesome villain as Whiplash. The only little issue with the Whiplash character was that it seemed like a hybrid of another character from the Iron man comics, who was like a Russian version of Iron man himself. Even with this small bit of annoyance Mickey did a great job and really pulled off a super cool Whiplash character who gave the “Man of Iron” a good run for his money.
Obviously with the build up to the Captain America, Thor and Avengers movies there was lots of subtle insinuation and “eye winking” for the hardcore fans. I just laughed my ass off when Tony used the prototype of Captain America’s shield to level out his experiment, really funny. Plus for those of you who were silly enough not to wait for the end of the credits there was a quick look at the excavation site where they find Mjolnir, Thor’s trust hammer.
I really am looking forward to the upcoming movies and hope that they manage to integrate all of these characters, whilst still holding true to their own movies. I can’t say that I’m not worried but so far so good, let’s hope that the fans insights are heeded and that big money America doesn’t stuff up the story.
I’d love to know what you all thought of the new actors in Iron Man 2…do you think they could have given the roles to better actors, do u miss Terrence (I don’t)?
Peace out.
D.
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