I hated Iron Man I. Really, I hated it. I was disappointed with the plot, shallow characterization, wrong translation of Hindi etc. And after last year's piece of crap that was Transformers 2, I didn't expect this sequel to deliver because the trailers, the teasers or the plot didn't convince me. So, I go in the empty theater and seat myself in the second row. In twenty minutes, I've finished my popcorn and the crowd finally shows up. The theater's full. The movie starts rolling and Iron Man enters the scene and warmly greets the audience by a "It's good to be back" remark. The rest of it is pure awesomeness. Well, I'll summarize the whole experience in two sections for ur convenience:

The Good : 1. Acting. The cast fits. RDJ is exceptional as Iron Man, Scarlett Johanson is perfect as Black Widow and Mickey Rourke excels as the formidable Ivan Vanko. 2. The story. Good story, very involving. 3. The action, obviously. 4. The special effects were awesome. 5. The humor. The humor was veryveryvery good. My stomach almost burst open during the last scene, which was Hilariously surprising.

The bad: 1. Some actors don't fit their characters. I couldn't digest Don Cheadle as Rhodes after Terrence Howard's amazing performance as the same character in part one. Also, Samuel L. Jackson (whose appearance in this movie was a little more than a cameo) sounds more like Jules from Pulp Fiction than Nick Fury. 2. The last fight scene. You'll know why the last fight scene stinks, after you see the movie. 3. Bad character exploration. The appearance of characters like Happy Hogan, Black Widow and Nick Fury feel like a little more than cameos.

All in all, a great movie. Best summer move yet and a must watch and must by on Blu Ray or DVD (whichever you prefer).

Word to Marvel fans, specifically fans of a certain thunder god (like me), wait for the post credits scene!!!!

4/5