Iron Man 2 Now Out on Blu Ray

Just in case you forgot- you can pick it up at Amazon for $24.99 for a limited time.  I already picked mine up at Best Buy yesterday because I just couldn’t wait.

Granted, I don’t think that Iron Man 2 is quite as good as the first Iron Man, but just the same it’s a fun watch and with over 3 hours of behind the scenes footage I felt good picking it up.  Even if it does have a forced Avatar: The Last Air Bender trailer at the beginning…grr….

Review: Iron Man 2

Robert Downey Jr. has returned to reprise his role as the cocky but oh-so-charming billionaire playboy Tony Stark in the follow-up to 2008′s Iron Man.  Along with him come Sam Rockwell as rival arms dealer, Justin Hammer, Micky Rourke as Whiplash, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper, Favreu as Happy Hogan, Scarlett Johansson and Don Cheadle taking over Terrance Howard’s role as Jim Rhodes.  All the players are here, but does Iron Man 2 prove the series’ invincibility?  Read on to find out.

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Iron Man 2 Trailer #2

Now, I’m not in the habit of spoiling things per se, but I will only use the image on the left as a very small hint of things to come in Iron Man 2.  Many of you are already aware of some modifications to the original Iron Man design we’ve already seen and many more of you may already be intimately familiar with the veritable armory of models that Tony has crafted over the years.  However, the first person to give me the name of the armor on the left (and appearing in the new trailer below) will win ALL of my internets for the week.  Sure, it may be an obscure bit of trivia, but I always thought the name was totally badass.  Check out the latest trailer from Marvel after the jump!

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