The best part of Iron Man 2 was the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception. You can see explosions and futuristic gadgets any night of the week on broadcast television, or Hulu, or YouTube, etc. When i go to the theater, i want to escape and be presented with a vision. Nolan delivers. Unfortunately, after that the feature started, which was essentially forgettable. Not particularly bad, just nothing special.

The story fell into the same sequel rut as many other recent action blockbuster sequels. The first movies were interesting and involving because we as viewers are thrust into the mystery or conflict with the hero and we become involved with their success. The sequels then remove that part of the equation and multiply the explosions and bling, and add extra characters and meaningless sponsorships that we have no reason to care about. No thanks.

Meanwhile, i can’t wait to check out Inception.