Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson
Plot: With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Disc Release Date: 13 August 2019
Sitting comfortably alongside the new 4K release of the first film, this is a mostly commendable presentation, so long as you're on board with the stylistic choices
Easy demo material, it's a great track
As expected, nothing on the 4K disc, but the Blu-ray has all the old extras - Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, Gallery and Trailers.
There were clearly too many chefs in the kitchen
Iron Man 2 remains one of the weaker MCU entries, but it's a series of films which works so wonderfully together that you happily forgive the infrequent dips
As with the previous film on UHD, this one suffers from some level of noise reduction. Grain appears frozen in place -- obvious at times, less obvious in others -- and the image is clearly smoothed over,...
The included Dolby Atmos track is much like the video: fair but troubled. It lacks authority at reference volume. The first huge action sequence -- the car race and subsequent Vanko attack in chapter six...
Like Iron Man's UHD set, Disney has left out Paramount's original disc two with additional extras. See below for a list of what's included. For reviews of these extras, and a peek at what is missing, please...
Disney has released the 2010 Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel film 'Iron Man 2' to UHD with new 2160p/HDR video and Dolby Atmos audio, both of which are far from perfect. The studio has also excised a...
Like Iron Man's UHD, this is a troubled disc, showing clear signs of noise reduction on the video end and a shortchanged soundtrack on the audio side. Purists need steer clear, but those who can accept...
Tony Stark battles the ghosts of his family's legacy on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a great-looking HEVC H.265 encode, displaying a mix of notable enhancements along with a few moments that are comparable...
The better leap forward in this Ultra HD edition of Iron Man 2 comes by way of a magnificent, engaging Dolby Atmos soundtrack, delivering a massively entertaining improvement over its DTS-HD MA 5.1 counterpart....
The same set of supplements are ported over and available on the accompanying Blu-ray. Audio CommentaryS.H.I.E.L.D. Data Vault (HD)Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of (HD, 87 min)Featurettes (HD, 31 min)Music...
One of the better aspects of Iron Man 2 is screenwriter Justin Theroux following many of the same themes explored in the first movie, a story that feels like a logical aftermath of previous events. On...
Robert Downey Jr. suits up again in Iron Man 2, a straightforward follow-up that also goes a bit wonky and silly at times. Nevertheless, the sequel feels like a logical continuation of the first film's...