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5 and a half years later...

posted 9 years ago by enriquesinghjr
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I always liked this movie... liked the additions of Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Garry Shandling and Scarlett Johansson to the cast.

The thing that probably hurt this movie was that it was RUSHED, wish they had had more time to make it properly.

Mickey Rourke was underutilized and was beaten rather quickly at the end.

Love when he jumps at the beginning of the movie from the plane, also Whiplash's attack in Monaco.
and one of my all time MCU scenes is when Tony and Hammer meet at the bar in Monaco with the
journalist and Pepper.

Overall it deserves a slightly higher rating than the current flat 7 that it has... maybe a 7.5

5 1/2 years later I appreciate it more than when it was originally released.

Has your opinion about this movie changed since 2010?

[–] Norrin_Radd_Of_Zenn_La 9 years ago

My opinion hasn't changed but on a viewing post Winter Soldier and of course Pre-
Civil War makes the movie more rewarding and makes Tony more confounding but in a good way.

Tony's action to lead the fight away from civilians is what heroes do. Tony arguing with War Machine over tactics is what ego-maniacs do.

Tony leery of government control and oversight fits but this was an example of technology falling into the wrong hands. Tony can't be everywhere. Hammer had drones and Tony turns around and attempts to implement the same thing with his Iron Legion.

The bottom line is looking back there are tons of twists and turns for the character which is a great foundation for showing his growth and his failures.

For me Iron man 2 is just one example of the value of the MCU to this expanded storytelling.

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[–] Megadonna 9 years ago

For me Iron man 2 is just one example of the value of the MCU to this expanded storytelling.

Agreed.