Daryle, love your take! You touch on a couple of things most of the critics (including myself) leave out of their reviews:
a) Jackson's Nick Fury is like something out of another movie. His Sam L. vibe is jarringly out of character/kilter (you name it) with what everyone else is doing. and b) The father/son stuff (both between Anton and Ivan Vanko and Howard and Tony Stark) is a rich vein well mined. The "archival" footage with "Mad Men"'s John Slattery is inspired (I, personally, wish they had signed my favorite redhead "Mad Men"'s Christina Hendricks as Pepper Potts but I agree, this is Paltrow's best performance since she grabbed her Oscar - and she, surprisingly, holds her own in high heels and pencil skirts with Scarlett Johansson of the eponymous Scarjo Hotness Meter http://blackplush.blogspot.com/2009/03/scarjo-hotness-meter.html). ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <dar...@...> wrote: > > Yeah count me in the "loved it" column too. > > I thought Mickey Roarke was absolutely amazing, and considering how > Whiplash is in the comics...WOW what an improvement. > > Terence Howard in the War Machine suit would have bored me to tears. > Cheadle rocked it. I never believed that Tony and Rhodey were > best friends in the first film. This time, I did. Also, I think > the fact that Cheadle and RDJ are close in height really helped one > particular scene out. > > Sam Rockwell is a genius. How do you steal a scene where you're > playing a sucker? Scarlett as Black Widow. I gotta say...I bought it. > I would have bought a whole CASE with Nona Gaye in the role, but > otherwise...not bad. > > I loved that the suits get damaged. I loved the silly science. I > loved the massive Avengers setup all throughout the movie. They > have uncrowned Spider-Man as the center of the Marvel Movie universe. > > And, Ladies & Gentlemen...this is the first movie I have liked > Gwyneth Paltrow in since Shakespeare in Love!! She really is a warm > blooded human (who apparently does not walk in heels much)! > > I think there are two major problems with Iron Man 2, and one is Jon > Favreau...the actor. He needed to pull back a bit. Happy had too > much screen time and lines. Also...I'm over Sam Jackson as Nick Fury. > I think I'm over Sam Jackson, actually. He's become the same guy in > every role. This is the same guy from XXX, and Shaft, and at this > point, he could say "get these m-f'in snakes off my m-f'in carrier" > and I wouldn' t blink. I'm just over it. As the Nick Fury scenes > dragged on, I found myself wishing Avery Brooks or Dennis Haybert > or, for that matter, Bruce Willis were in Jackson's place. That's > how done I am. > > On a personal note: my son and I had a moment during the "message to > Tony" scene that was awesome. > > Iron Man 2 does not stand alone. You must see #1 to get how good > this is. For that reason, it stays out of my top 5 comic > adaptation movies list. Otherwise, unless Scott Pilgrim is better > than Kick-Ass, Iron Man 2 is the best comic adaptation of the year. > Sony has a BIG problem. If they don't make Spider Man 4 work...they > 're gonna have to give the property to Disney. > > > On May 10, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > I have been reading a lot of Iron Man 2 reviews. I gave it a "rave!" > > (http://blackplush.blogspot.com/2010/05/iron-marvel.html) primarily > > because I am comparing it to other Part 2s. I think it is > > infinitely more entertaining than both "Batman Returns" and "Spider- > > Man 2." In fact, the only superhero sequel that may be better is > > "Superman 2." > > > > It can be argued that "The Dark Knight" is the greatest sequel > > since "The Godfather 2" but "The Dark Knight" is actually "Batman VI." > > > > I also grade on a curve because of the speed with which this film > > was brought to the screen. As I state in my review, it could have > > easily been a train wreck of "Batman and Robin" proportions. > > > > And, against all odds, it isn't. > > > > By the by, I concur, big screen IMAX is the way to see this movie. > > > > ~rave! > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Said Kakese Dibinga <said@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I kept it as vague as possible for those that haven't seen the > > movie as yet. > > > > > > I give the movie a grade of 'C+'. The movie doesn't know what > > kind of movie it wants to be, a sure sign of too many studio notes > > on the script. It wasted a good villain in Whiplash and the sub- > > storyline involving Whiplash and Stark. I feel that if Christopehr > > Nolan post Dark-Knight had directed it he would have taken this > > movie to the conclusion/staring everyone in the face in regards to > > one of the main characters. 'Black Widow', nothing special about > > her or her fight scenes. The directors fears of the movie being > > rushed to production to soon in my opinion were justified and > > clearly evident. > > > > > > 'Justin Hammer' was more like 'Justin Timberlake', is he a bad > > guy or comic-relief? > > > > > > The classic storyline of how War Machine is introduced int he > > book is made a mockery in the film, and barley acknowledge. Another > > wasted opportunity. > > > > > > Guest appearance by another superhero in the movie, and I don't > > mean War Machine (Terrence Howard is missed) nor Nick Fury. > > > > > > Barely worthy of bootleg. > > > > > > Said > > > > > > Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga > > > Director General, Bayindo Group SA > > > POB 1782 > > > Los Angeles, CA 90078-1782 > > > em: said@ > > > skype: saiddibinga > > > > > > > >
