Undeniably, and just for the awesome-ness of it, Iron Man (2008), would surely be a shoo-in for your Blu-Ray disc archives. Robert Downey Jr. gives a very convincing performance as playboy/bazillionaire/high-tech weapons magnate Tony Stark that hits you just right.

You’re right, Iron Man may not have superpowers, but you can’t deny the overwhelming cool factor of his toys and gadgets. This will show a lot in the upcoming sequel Iron Man 2, where we get to see more effects, toys, gadgets, and a whole lot more. Watch and enjoy the trailer, you’ll see what we mean:

The trailer gives us a better look at Ivan Vanko, aka Whiplash (played by Mickey Rourke), at work developing his own arc reactor — the same technology Tony Stark uses to power his Iron Man suit. Vanko builds his own mechanized weapon, centered on 2 main electrical whips whose devastating capabilities are thoroughly shown as he slices Stark’s F-1 racer in two.

One of the trailer’s biggest moments for us geeks and movie nerds is where Tony teams up with his friend James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle, replacing Terrence Howard from the first movie) to take on numerous bots and drones. Rhodes dons a kick-ass version of one of Tony’s old suits — dubbed “War Machine” — and proceeds to bring destruction to the said drones.

For all-action freaks and for just the hype of the moment, we would recommend that you go out and see this one — complete with popcorn, soda, all your geeky friends. And after the movie, get the external Blu-ray drive ready, eject your Bon Jovi concert DVD for a moment, and get the Blu-ray version as soon as it hits the stalls. Should be worth it.

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