There's also a story from said head trauma victim that could be replied to as well...




Agreed.




I thought that final fight scene was the only "weak" part of the first film; I thought the fight scenes were better in the sequel.




I also think that Stark and Vanko were only in 2 scenes together, and that's including the final fight (where the actors don't really get to play off of each other). That struck me as a little strange, honestly, since the one scene they were in together was good.




I still don't like that the movies are going with Ultimate Nick Fury; the character just isn't the same as the cantankerous warhorse I know and love.

Considering the Widow was undercover, I guess it's okay you didn't see much of the Black Widow in the character. I thought that her costume looked right on (though her stingers looked a little plasticy to me). Her raid on Hammer Industries was fun, and at the same time I liked how Happy's fighting style was boxing (even though he only took out one guy).

As much as I hate when a character is played by a different actor in a sequel (with the other exception of Dark Knight and what's her name, the love interest), I thought that Cheadle was a better Rhodey than Howard was. Howard's Rhodey was just too soft-spoken for me; Cheadle felt tougher, which is needed to play Rhodey.

Even though I think the first film was the stronger of the two, the sequel offered up a lot of high octane fun, and that's alright to.




I had already seen the after-credit scene on-line, which I regretted at the theatre because I wasn't as blown away as I should have been when I saw it on the big screen. I would've loved just a second or two more to admire Mjolnir, but oh well. I am very excited for the Thor film!

~Hat~