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Iron Man 2 review
Recently I applied to write for a film site that will be launching shortly, suffice to say I didn’t get accepted. For my application I had to write three reviews for films that had been released this year and since they won’t be used there I figured I’d start posting them here.
Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger. These are the general rules for every superhero sequel, it’s the one of the few genre of films that defies the rule that a sequel is never as good as the original, they’re better.; X-Men 2, Spiderman 2, Blade 2 (just about), The Dark Knight, Batman Returns and even Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer are better films than their predecessors. The first film in any superhero franchise is all about the set up, nothing big has to happen in the film – apart from the obligatory big fight scene in the final chapter – as long as the characters get established and the roots of a franchise takes shape everything is fine. Iron Man was a breath of fresh air when it was released in 2008, after the Batman Begins every superhero franchise went ‘dark and broody’ Iron Man got released wearing its heart on it’s sleeve, completely self aware and creating a mega star out of Robert Downey Jnr. in the process but more importantly it was fun, released at a time when the genre needed cheering up and that’s why it succeeded. Iron Man 2 was released on a wave of hype and expectation but was it better than the first?
Iron Man 2 - Trailer 2
If anyone’s going to upstage the Oscars, it might as well be Tony Stark.
