IRON MAN 2: Totally Awesome!

Iron Man 2: A movie review

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Ok, so I was really excited when I first saw the trailer for this movie. Then I saw the second trailer and I was like HOLY CRAP IT'S WAR MACHINE!! And yes he does feature prominently in this movie. Right from the beginning this movie is good, the pacing is excellent, there are no lulls waiting for something interesting to happen.

There's good character development, engaging relationships between the characters, a well written (if not especially deep story, but that's ok this isn't supposed to be Tolstoy), solid action, interesting villains and lots of good explosions =D.

Now there is the running undercurrent of hints about the upcoming avengers movie (totally awesome), which adds an element of mystery to the movie where you'll find yourself constantly looking for tidbits or blurbs about the upcoming and totally awesome movie we're all waiting for with bated breath. In this regard, the movie most certainly doesn't disappoint, but you MUST wait until after the credits end, yes, just like the first movie, but it is TOTALLY worth it!

So this movie pretty much kicks ass, go see it now!

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