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Iron Man 2 – Review

745 days

by DJ Foothill in Movies

Iron Man Suiting Up For Action

OK, so I gathered up mom and met Ginger Duncan at the Burbank IMAX to check out a media screening of Iron Man 2 and I will say what a great time! Director Jon Favreau certainly does not disappoint! It’s really odd realizing that he was also one of the football (“The red shirts, this shit’s confusing man!”) players in The Replacements with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman.

Whiplash - Mickey Rourke

Back of course are all the favorites well almost all of them. Robert Downey Jr. of course reprises his roll as Tony Stark/Iron Man, and Gwyneth Paltrow who I think should become my baby mama once again takes center stage as Stark’s wifey like assistant Pepper Potts. Joining the team is Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury. And lest we forget the introduction of the INCREDIBLY gorgeous Scarlet Johansson as Black Widow. Mickey Rourke does phenominal as Whiplash. Sam Rockwell also appears in this second installment as Justin Hammer C.E.O. of Stark Industries competition Hammer Industries!

Scarlet Johansson as Black Widow

This installment was very much in keeping with some of the events of Iron Man in the mid to late 1980′s, and a lot more preparations for upcoming franchises such as well Captain America. If you didn’t find the shield in the first one look at the disassembly sequence in Iron Man; left side of the screen. This appearance of the shield was vastly more blatant, and comedic actually.

Face Off Between Iron Man and War Machine

The battle sequences are pretty incredible as well. I must say seeing it in IMAX was certainly almost like being in the action. At least from where we were sitting! But never the less, Iron Man 2 is a thrill ride and more than delivers on the hype. My question is of course when is 3 going to start shooting?

Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts

One thing I certainly appreciated was the levity. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow have some great comedic timing and an insane chemistry. If we didn’t know better would would guess they’d been married to each other for YEARS. All in all I give Iron Man 2 a big green Light! It’s certainly worth the watch!

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Gweneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2: Gwyneth Paltrow

745 days

by DJ Foothill in Movies

Gweneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts Iron Man 2

In reprising her role as Pepper Potts in “Iron Man 2,” Gwyneth Paltrow found more demands in terms of plot and also onscreen with leading man Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man).

“The secret weapon of the franchise is the chemistry between Robert and Gwyneth,” revealed Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige in the film’s production notes. “When you give the script pages to them and they start rehearsing, you sort of tuck the pages away and just watch what they start doing. It’s so honest and real.”

We know the connection between Potts and Stark, her boss, is anything but strictly business, but the boundaries of their relationship were not clearly defined by the time credits rolled in “Iron Man.”

“The charged dynamic between them works and that’s what we wanted to continue,” said Feige. “At the end of the first film, Tony starts to reference that night they almost kissed and Pepper says… ‘Let’s not talk about it.’ They still haven’t talked about it six months later, but it’s influenced their interactions with one another.”

Paltrow added, “she tries not to be reactive and steer [Stark] in the right direction. She’s really like the great woman behind the man.”

One aspect of the sequel’s story will see their evolving relationship get put to the test with the addition of Natalie Rushman (Black Widow), played by Scarlet Johansson.

“It’s great to have another female character in the film because it adds a whole other layer in terms of Tony and Pepper,” noted Paltrow. “It makes it really fun to play and we’re very fortunate to have Scarlett in the film because she’s a really great actress.”

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Iron Man 2 New Trailer – [VIDEO]

803 days

by DJ Foothill in Qualifiers

Hey Gang! The new full trailer for Iron Man 2 has been unleashed on the web in all its awesome glory! The Trailer premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. If you liked the first Iron Man 2 trailer then be prepared because this one is going to blow you away! The trailer offers a bit more information on the plot, with a closer look at Black Widow kicking ass, and Justin Hammer and Whiplash meeting for the first time. The trailer is full of great new action packed footage that is sure to get your geek blood boiling for more.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster film based on the legendary Marvel Super Hero Iron Man, reuniting director Jon Favreau and Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. In Iron Man 2, the world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

Check out the second new Iron Man 2 trailer below, and tell us what you think! How excited are you to see this movie!

Let the Iron Man 2 marketing machine begin! We’ve only got two months until we get to sink out teeth into theJon Favreau directed film Iron Man 2, and it looks like Paramount and Marvel are starting to ramp up the marketing campaign. Today they’ve released 2 new Iron Man 2 posters, a new Hi res image from the film, and a standee that I’m sure you’ll be seeing in your local theater very soon.