New IRON MAN 2 trailer gives it all away

New IRON MAN 2 trailer gives it all away

Mar 10

I enjoy that feeling of pressing ‘play’ on an online trailer, sitting back and thinking, ‘you’ve got about two minutes to convince me… go!‘  What usually follows is a mash-up of predictable tags, lots of fading-to-black, glimpses of things that should be impressive and a bunch of mood-swinging music, from action packed to heartfelt and back to impactfull, deep thumps for the title reveal.

The brand-spankin’ new trailer for Iron Man 2 (released 7 May 2010) chooses one particular format that I don’t enjoy: Reveal all the major plot points in sequence so you can figure out the story before you even see the film. It happens. This trailer, presumably, shows it all, from the opening of the film through the middle acts right up to what is sure to be the final battle featuring War Machine. It shows how Whiplash (Mickey Rourke looking lethal) exists and grows into a formidable enemy. The trailer even minces with the love interest(s), Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark kissing Gwyneth Paltrow and eyeballing Scarlett Johansson (nice!).

Sure, the complete action, thrills and tiny details aren’t there, and sure, the film itself is probably going to be predictable as hell anyway… but still, I feel like it has been spoiled because the complete journey has been illustrated.

Yet, while I knew I was seeing the plot unfold before my very eyes, I could not look away. It is definitely one impressive and enticing trailer. Fanboys online might be going just a little too ballistic over it, but it is a good watch, no doubt about that.

Also nice to hear Black Sabbath’s Iron Man song getting some playback. Always loved that riff.