Went and saw Ironman II today with a friend. The movie was pretty good, but I feel that it's just missing something that the first movie had. Perhaps it's that sense of earning one's powers and creating something from nothing or perhaps it's because the characters actually seemed plausible in the first movie. A couple of things bothered me a lot in the second movie.
First, Whiplash was either the most idiotically lucky or pathetically stupid villain ever. Why didn't anyone just shoot Whiplash in the head in Monte Carlo? Those stupid whips he used only had maybe a 5 feet reach. What's to prevent the security officers from just opening fire and hitting the parts that are completely unarmored like his arms/legs/head? Towards the end, why would he leave his head uncovered? Is the view just too restricting inside the helmet? Gee, let's cover all the rest of my body with impenetrable armor, but leave my most vital appendage completely uncovered because I want the IMAX experience.
Second, Ironman has these super duper red beam gundam sword of crazy awesomeness that cuts through anything..but he can only use them once. Then he discards them and they are revealed to be these tiny little pellets that attach to his hands. Why doesn't he just cover his entire arm with these little pellets and have his own little laser disco show every time he encounters enemies?
Despite these things, the movie was altogether enjoyable if in a semi mindless way.
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