I actually didn't hate IM2 as much as most. It was like they pumped in the action that IM1 lacked. Its clearly a lot more popcorn than IM1 but when its on TV I tune in.
IM2 actually made me laugh a lot on repeated viewings. Justin Hammer as the evil Tony Stark wannabe was fracking hilarious. And at least Rhodey got his fair share of action in it as well.
I guess IM2 was more of an initial disappointment (given the quality of the first) than anything else.
I feel like this thread goes in with the conclusion that IM3 was the only good IM or successful IM movie. That we all automatically should come to the conclusion that the solo series as whole has been mediocre and a failure with the first being the only exception. I do not agree with that conclusion.
While personally I do think IM 1 was my favorite IM2 I thought was also good and was successful in terms of box office revenue.
Of course in terms of box office revenue IM3 blows them out of the water but I know the argument that even if it made money it was a poor quality movie.
Honestly I've only ever seen IM3 once so I do not know if my opinions on the movie would change with repeat showings. Still I do not think IM3 was a terrible movie. Yeah there were things I did not like but it also had some good parts as well specifically it had good humour and high production value. Overall I would not rank it as a poor movie. More of an average movie that did exceptionally well at the box office.
Now obviously this is pretty subjective for the most part and I'm not trying to invalidate people's dislike of the movie. However I just want to point out not everyone shares those opinions. Or think that this movie series was overall a disappointment.
Well financially speaking the trilogy was obviously a massive success.
But in terms of quality(which is of course subjective) it was a massive failure to many of us. Failure to meet our expectations (which can sometimes be unfair). But for me personally, just failure to entertain, and instead making me facepalm.
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