Iron Man 2

[williamjm]

I went to see Iron Man 2 today at the cinema. I know this is a few weeks after most people that have seen it, although I was quite keen to see it having enjoyed the first film a lot and thinking the trailers looked good, a combination of going to Chester, going up to Scotland for a week and the friend I was going to see it with having to cancel

Comments

[fenryng]

I still haven't seen it myself yet, but ever since Downey has (it appears) finally gotten off the drugs for good, his acting (or personality in general) is just so fun to watch, I have been appreciating him in everything I see him in.

I tend to rate all "superhero" movies by the standards of the very first Superman and The Dark Knight.

[williamjm]

I agree, I thought Sherlock Holmes was very entertaining as well, largely because of Downey's performance (although Jude Law was also good).

[stevegreen]

Saw The Losers tonight: a lot of fun.

[eefster]

If it's anything like our Vue, the premium seats are the ones in the middle section, about halfway towards the screen. No other difference, though. As you say, that's no good when the seating's either GA or not checked -- in that case there's no point in paying the higher price.

(Haven't seen IM or IM2, so no commentary there! I can -- and do -- agree that RDJ is great fun to watch lately, though.)

[peadarog]

Nope, not even see the first one. I hear a lot of people say it's "fun", but nobody raves enough to push me into picking up the box for a rental.

[zollo_the_fat]

Good point - lack of jeopardy. Hadn't thought of that myself, but you are quite right. It is rather gimmicky, almost. Let's wait and see what they do with nr 3!

Also, in the Edinburgh Vue - the Omni Centre anyway, there is a member of staff hanging around the premium seats to make sure the right people end up sitting there. Never get one myself, ... what is the point? To me a premium seat is a seat in a movie theatre with only half a dozen others watching the same movie!

[williamjm]

I didn't notice any members of staff in the screening, although I wasn't really looking for them. It seems particularly pointless in the screen I was in which was a fairly small one where there wouldn't really be a significant difference between the different seats anyway - at least in larger screens there might be some benefit to being able to sit in the middle but I doubt it would be enough to justify paying extra money.