When I made my daily IMDb check a few months ago and saw a concrete date for an Iron Man sequel, I called up my best friend and we both cried tears of joy. Then reality started setting in and i started thinking about not only the well known reputation of sequels, but the reputation especially of superhero sequels. Given that there are a few exceptional and even better sequels to superhero movies e.g. Spider-man 2, X-Men 2, The Dark Knight etc. So I started to become skeptical. as the date drew closer and i saw trailers being released, I became even more afraid. The idea of multiple superheroes was shown in the trailers and immediately my thoughts strayed to the utter disappointment of *swallow* Spider-man 3. So naturally i became even more afraid. opening night I went to go see it, nail biting the whole way in and secretly thumbing a rosary in my pocket... OK not really... When the movie started, The fear of another SM3 was wiped away.

From start to finish this movie is definitely exceptional. the action is brilliant as are the special effects, and Robert Downey Jr. brings the screen to life again as the smooth talking Tony Stark. The multiple Heroes/Villains technique was also played off very well this time around and during the movie subtle (some not so much) hints were dropped about a third movie (DON'T MAKE ANOTHER MISTAKE MARVEL!) overall, excellent sequel that is just as good if not better than the original.

8/10