Iron Man 2

Was it as good as the first one? No. Was it worth watching? Yes, definitely-it was very entertaining. The problem is that villain was not particularly scary. Yes, Mickey Rourke was very good and owned each scene he was in but I was never concerned that Iron man might be in trouble-not like the first one, where he really got knocked around and beat up. Yes, he's dying in this one, but once that little problem is solved, it's full speed ahead. I liked the part about showing Rhodes as betraying Stark (while thinking he's doing the right thing) but it was still a little weak. And to be honest, the action scenes were the weakest part of the movie-it's much more fun listening the Robert Downey Jr flirt with Gwyneth Paltrow, in an updated version of His Girl Friday or Bringing Up Baby. I have to give full props to Scarlett Johannsen, though. When I heard she was cast as the Black Widow, a chill went down my spine. I love the Black Widow (once she got out of the 60's and became a more modern hero). She was tough, strong and smart. She knew what she was doing, most of the time, and she lead a group of superheroes sometime in the 70's. A tough, smart, independent woman-played by Scarlett Johannsen? And yet, she pulled it off. Once she put on the costume, she kicked ass. She was strong, tough and smart. So, kudos to you Ms Johanssen. I didn't think you could do justice to one of my favorite characters and proved me wrong. No, what's all this about the Avengers movie taking on the Skrull=Kree War? Be still my heart.