Iron Man 2: Caution, this may contain spoilers.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment  have recently brought the much anticipated sequel of Iron Man, Iron Man 2, to theaters on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man 2 has managed to rack in over one-hundred million dollars on opening weekend; quickly speeding its way up to the top of the box office.

The highly famous and wealthy inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is back. As the armored super hero, Tony Stark is most well-known for negotiating countless peace treaties with the major super powers of the world. Fearful of his high-tech Iron Man armor slipping into the wrong hands, Stark now has much more added weight to his shoulders since the government is now pressuring him to hand over his "weapon" to the military. With the addition of new enemies, and other countless conflicts, Iron Man 2 presents an overall action packed movie.


I recently watched this film with my family, and I must say I highly approve of it. Normally I'm not very fond of overly-hyped action movies, or sequels, for a matter of fact. However, this movie has created a new found joy for me. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man? It’s beautiful. Downey's acting was very convincing, and I highly appreciated how he managed to portray the proud, cocky, yet heroic character of Tony Stark. The graphics were great, and I was impressed with the various scenes of Stark in his high-tech basement with technology that hasn't even been imagined yet.


If there's anything I slightly disapprove of, perhaps its the lack of actual human action. Sure, there was a lot flying bullets and iron to iron battles, but in all honesty, the person who did the most action throughout the entire movie was Scarlet Johanson. Playing her character Natasha Romanoff, with an alter-ego as Natalie Rushman, Scarlet Johanson also gave an outstanding performance throughout the entire film. That scene towards the end of the movie where she's wiping out a ton of specially trained men -- impressive. I was also impressed how director of the film did not choose to make her character too scantily-clad. Normally when directors have a highly anticipated action movie, what do they do? They plaque half-naked women across the screen on an occasion of several scenes (Sort of remind you of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?).


More over, if there was anything else I could have gone without watching throughout the entire movie, it would have to be the scene towards the end of the movie where Stark saves his girl, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), in his oh-so mystifying Iron Man suit seconds from her obliteration into a million pieces. Yes, he saved the girl, but what happened after that? Oh, a whole lot of oozing cheese. Maybe it's just me, though. Nowadays, I suppose it’s necessary to have at least one corny, predictable scene.


Over all, I would recommend anyone to go watch this movie. However, it isn’t necessary to watch. Will watching be worth it? If you enjoy mechanical action with a sturdy plot, then yes.


Lastly, a lot of people have been wondering whether there may be a sequel to Iron Man 2. I personally doubt there will be one, but hey, if there can be a Shrek 4, there can be  third Iron Man. What are your opinions on the movie? Do you believe in a sequel of Iron Man 2? Post your comments in the box below.


Thank you for reading,


:Julia