Time well spent

Think Iron Man 2 marks the start of the summer blockbusters, am I right?

Iron Man 2 (03/05/10)
Comic book sequels have a patchy history. For every Dark Knight you’ve got a Silver Surfer. The comic book hero origin story seems to be the easiest thing to do, though taking it further is a little bit more tricky. While Iron Man 2 wasn’t as good or as well put together as the first one, it still was a very enjoyable comic book movie. A lot better than some of the ones that have been released and I think a worthy successor to the first film. There was a point during the film I was beginning to think that the movie was getting a little bit crowded – a lot of heavy hitters all wanting screen time. Think the balance was there. Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow are the best pieces of casting for this movie – I’ve not been a huge fan of Gwyneth pre-Iron Man (Apart from Sliding Doors) but I LOVE her as Pepper Potts! It was strange not to miss Terrence Howard as Rhodes – Don Cheadle was good! Oh and John Slattery as Howard Stark made me giggle inside more than it should have! Him and his little ‘tache.

The beginning of the film was a bit all over the place – well the middle got a bit like that, but it sorted itself out. The action sequences were awesome – just what I wanted out of them. I feel as though I need to see the first film again now.
Rating: 4/5

Read more to see the full list of movies I’ve seen so far this year.

49 movies so far this year

1. Three Kings (4/5) 04/01/10
2. Defiance (5/5) 06/01/10
3. Frost/Nixon (4/5) 06/01/10
4. Dreamgirls (4/5) 07/01/10
5. Munich (2/5) 08/01/10
6. Ray (4/5) 09/01/10
7. Max Payne (1/5) 09/01/10
8. Mirrors (2/5) 09/01/10
9. Ali (5/5) 10/01/10
10. Slumdog Millionaire (4/5) 16/01/10
11. Australia (2/5) 16/01/10
12. Yes Man (2/5) 17/01/10
13. Shrooms (1/5) 23/01/10
14. Valkyrie (4/5) 30/01/10
15. Love the Beast (3/5) 30/01/10
16. Brick (4/5) 31/01/10
17. My Bloody Valentine (2/5) 06/02/10
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox (3/5) 06/02/10
19. Children of Men (4/5) 13/02/10
20. We Own the Night (3/5) 14/02/10
21. Outpost (1/5) 20/02/10
22. Push (4/5) 21/02/10
23. Revolutionary Road (5/5) 24/02/10
24. Milk (5/5) 26/02/10
25. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (3/5) 27/02/10
26. Rendition (3/5) 27/02/10
27. The Reader (4/5) 28/02/10
28. Flags of Our Fathers (4/5) 03/03/10
29. A History of Violence (4/5) 03/03/10
30. Office Space (5/5) 04/03/10
31. The Eye (2/5) 04/03/10
32. Alice in Wonderland (4/5) 05/03/10
33. Bolt (4/5) 06/03/10
34. Gran Torino (5/5) 06/03/10
35. Franklyn (2/5) 07/03/10
36. Green Zone (4/5) 11/03/10
37. Whip It (4/5) 12/03/10
38. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (0/5) 12/03/10
39. Shutter Island (3/5) 13/03/10
40. Triangle (4/5) 27/03/10
41. Kick Ass (5/5) 01/04/10
42. Clash of the Titans (3/5) 02/04/10
43. Fast & Furious (4/5) 02/04/10
44. Silent Hill (2/5) 03/04/10
45. Final Destination 3 (1/5) 03/04/10
46. Lilo & Stitch (3/5) 11/04/10
47. Lord of War (3/5) 17/04/10
48. The Core (2/5) 25/04/10
49. Iron Man 2 (4/5) 02/05/10