My kinda review of Iron Man 2 (Spoilers!)

O.K. First off, this isn't a review so much as a raving of sorts. Well maybe it's a review. (Rambling?)

 Anyways, Iron Man 2. Where to begin. I'd have to say it was an amazing movie. Robert Downey Jr IS Tony Stark! Through out the movie, he shined as only he could. From dealing with his impending doom to seeing the message from his father, you could feel his emotions come off perfectly! Many will point to him not being in the suit alot, but Iron Man is only a bit of the character, it's Tony's struggles that make the character whole. You never forget that Robert Downey Jr. is the star here. Not the suit.

 That being said, you could say the Suit (The Iron Man suit, and other armored suits related) is the real co-star here. From it's power source killing Tony, to Whiplash creating his own version, to the Goverment and Justin Hammer wanting to obtain it, to Rhodey basically stealing it (Another head scratcher, how does he power it if it was made for Tony? How does he get so good at using it if only Tony uses it? You know, his whole arguement to the goverment?). Everyone wants the suit. Without it we wouldn't have Iron Man. But we could of used a little less "armored people" this time around. I mean come on, he fought the Iron Monger in the first one. Does he have to fight an army of cheap Iron Monger knock-offs too in 2? (Does every sequel HAVE to have more bad guys!?!) Even Whiplash seemed "generic". Although I did see a resemblance to Crimson Dynamo in his mask. He could have used a little color on that suit of his. War Machine by the way rocked! You see him come out and you KNOW, that's War Machine.

 The rest of the cast really brought it this time around (and last time). Happy Hogan got more screen time and it worked out really good. Gwyneth Paltrow was her usual awesome self. Don Cheadle was actually good. Scarlett Johansson also brought it as Black Widow! (Poor Happy...) I was a little disapointed we didn't have more time with her character, she was a treat! Nick Fury seemed too blah this time around. He just didn't have that "command" he had in that little cameo in Iron Man. Also good to see Garry Shandling again, was a big fan of his old show.

 Now the villians. First off, they could have used either Justin Hammer, or Whiplash as the main villian. Using both seemed like overkill. (Actually with all these characters, it did seem a little cluttered.) Mickey Rourke was awesome! Like I said, if he was the only villian, we would have been treated to more of his awesome performance and he could have pulled it off. Sam Rockwell's character, while a great addition, he was too overly acted. But even HE could of pulled off being the only villian! (With his Hammer-bots (lame)) The final fight could have been longer. (Would have been without those stupid Hammer-bots!)

 Did I mention they actually showed Captian America's Shield? Well they do, and it's not like the shield you or I remember. Not a Vibranium/Adamantium mix. It's a (gasp) Tech based weapon. I know. They shit all over it. (It looks horrible too.) They do manage to "tease" the Thor movie after the credits though. Thor's hammer did not disapoint! Very cool!

 Overall a great time. You have action, a good story, and awesome acting. If you follow the comics you'll see some hints at the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline as well as a possible hint at the "Armor Wars". Marvel is off to good start with Iron Man 2. Let's hope Thor and Captian America can bring it as well!