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I've actually never seen Blade. So I guess that makes us even. lol

Well, the first one comes on FX a lot now if you have cable, and I'd say if you like that, you'll probably enjoy two and three, just slightly less. Second one was on Netflix when I had it.

They're fun movies in my opinion. Not much more than that (to me), but very fun nonetheless.

Character-driven for sure, but also explosion and one-liner driven, and with a plot I didn't really like (I get tired of "bioweapon people," where their strengths and weaknesses are unclear to me). Let me know how the twist sits with you when you see it.

I consider myself fairly casual, I just see a lot of movies cause I love 'em, but I'm no "hoity toity critic." It does surprise me they're just average moviegoers and didn't like it, but the spoiler thing towards the end splits people, and I can see not being a fan of it; I really enjoyed it though, just on a mostly detached summer popcorn level.

I thought Iron Man 2 was fine; I don't have any hate for it like other people, I just thought it was a decent distraction and I wasn't as big of a fan of the first as other people, so I wasn't as disappointed. First is still probably best, though.

Oh yeah, I wasn't pissed, but I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more had they gone a more traditional route with his powers. The thing with the monkeys was a bit ham-fisted I thought.

I really liked the ending credits as well, but I agree that the AIM thing was lame, though I haven't read the comics. I honestly think I would have liked the downward spiral in Tony you described a lot more; much more personal and less lame than "bioweapon people," which I feel is overused as a plot device. 

I knew Shane Black directed Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, but never saw that.

As for Mandarin, I definitely sympathize with that, especially ... well, I agree more or less, but I was able to enjoy what they did as someone who is mostly ignorant of the comics.

Those and Kick-Ass 2 are also my most anticipated this summer.

You're welcome. I definitely wasn't going to post any spoilers, I hate when people do that. I was actually wondering if I was letting too much on with the anxiety attack bits, but then I was like "nah, it's Tony Stark, people will know it's either that or alcohol withdrawal." lol

Yeah, it's a big pile of summer Blockbuster fun, just wanted a bit more weight to it, I guess. The twist was funny, but took a bit of the movie's air out of its tires, in my opinion, but I'll let you experience it for yourself.

I definitely didn't like it as much as I did the Avengers, but it does have that jokey actioner quality to it Avengers had. There are A LOT of action scenes though, and it'll probably look amazing in IMAX. Plus, if you see it this Saturday, everyone will be at Star Trek, so the crowds should definitely be more manageable.