Movie#76 Iron Man 2

Very few sequels perform at par or above par with first part. When I think of some, the few that comes to mind are Terminator series ( 4 parts and the last one fizzled but the second was better than first), Lord of Rings Triology, Harry Porter (?maybe) etc etc. I shall put this one among the list as I found it more satisfying than the first. Maybe the end, the very end I mean, came abruptly but can be overlooked.
It stars all Robert Downey Jr, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L Jackson and Jon Favreau (incidently he is the director too). The story picks off from the first part. Tony Clark (RDJr) is living his eccentric life as Iron man and he company affairs are well looked after by assistant Pepper (GP). His ego is hurt when a mysterious man with almost the same technology appears and matches him in a fight. They have a common past and he is out to take revenge. The world loses faith in Iron man. Also the palladium cores powering his body is poisoning him and he is unable to find a substitute. All the while, he is facing stress from US government as they want to own his iron man suit. A few super heroes appear in this part with whom I'm not familiar with. I was not a comic book fanatic in my childhood. So the movie proceeds with multiple missions to accomplish for Iron man.
1. He has to fulfill his father's dream
2. Find suitable substitute for palladium
3. Protect his suit from government
4. Protect his reputation and defeat the mysterious man
Watch out for the superb special effects at the Monaco Grand prix and towards the end. It is a 'wow' riot. My perosnal rating is 4 out of 5…