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Iron Man 2 (2010)

Adventure, Action, Science Fiction • 2h 4m

Overview

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

Director: Jon Favreau

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, John Slattery, Garry Shandling, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Leslie Bibb, Jon Favreau, Christiane Amanpour, Philippe Bergeron, James Bethea, Michael Bruno, Kate Clark, Luminita Docan, François Duhamel, Larry Ellison, Adam Goldstein, Tim Guinee, Eric L. Haney, Ali Khan, Evgeniy Lazarev, Stan Lee, Isaiah Guyman Martin IV, Helena Mattsson, Keith Middlebrook, Anya Monzikova, Margy Moore, Olivia Munn, Elon Musk, Bill O'Reilly, Alejandro Patiño, Davin Ransom, Karim Saleh, Brian Schaeffer, Phillipe Simon, Jack White, Melanie Brown, Krystal Ellsworth, Victoria Gracie, Gina Cantrell, Renee Herlocker, Jill Ann Pineda-Arnold, Sandy Colton, Annika Ihnat, Jenny Robinson, Lindsay Dennis, Jennifer D. Johnson, Lindsay Rosenberg, Hannah Douglass, Brooke Long, Rachele Brooke Smith, Nadine Ellis, Kylette Zamora, Ayelet Ben-Shahar, John Ceallach, Katie Cleary, Ajarae Coleman, Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll, Jasmine Dustin, Sam Felman, Shakira Vanise Gamble, Paul Grace, Mark Kubr, Cameron Lee, Mathew Lorenceau, Christopher Maleki, Bryan McCoy, Tony Nevada, Allison Ochmanek, Nicolas Pajon, Steven James Price, Tanoai Reed, Peter Trenholm Smith, Doug Swander, Peter Sebastian Wrobel, Nick W. Nicholson, Kristin Quick, Matt McColm, Seth Green, Max Favreau

Best English-Friendly Release

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video Release

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio Release

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Format

UHD Blu-ray

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Length

124 mins

Type

Movie

Alternative Titles

Iron Man II, Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2

Last Updated

10 months ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Video Release

Disney 4K Blu-ray or Paramount Blu-ray for non-DNR version

Best Audio Release

DTS-HD 5.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

Format
UHD Blu-ray
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Length
124 mins
Type
Movie
Alternative Titles
Iron Man II, Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2
Last Updated
10 months ago
Contributors

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Universal 4K Blu-ray 

France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, but is inferior with more washed out colors and inferior encoding plus no hardcoded subtitles for the Portuguese language parts

comparison

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray has the original DTS-HD 5.1

For the 7.1 remix, the DTS-X of the Universal is clipped on the front speakers while the Atmos of the M6 is a very tame mixdown.

Best English-Friendly:

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Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray 

France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, but is inferior with more washed out colors and inferior encoding plus no hardcoded subtitles for the Portuguese language parts

comparison

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For the 7.1 remix, the DTS-X of the Universal is clipped on the front speakers while the Atmos of the M6 is a very tame mixdown.

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Disney 4K Blu-ray (OOP France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision)
IMAX version: Disney+ Streaming

DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

Best Audio:

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DNR free: Paramount Blu-ray

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Paramount Blu-ray's TrueHD 5.1 is not Atmoused

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DTS HD-7.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

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DTS HD-7.1 from the Paramount Blu-ray is not Atmoused

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Best Audio:

DTS HD 7.1 from Disney Blu-ray is not Atmoused

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Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Best Video:

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IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

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The older 5.1 track appearing on older DVD/BD releases sounds excellent. It appears to be a slight upmix of the original mix, only splitting the surrounds and adding LFE. It sounds close to the old analog LaserDisc, which is likely the original mix in a matrixed form.

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Details on the new mix from Paramount's former head of restoration: https://youtu.be/P-AmjqViJyE?t=788

The 2.0 tracks on all DVDs/BDs are just downmixes of their respective 5.1 mixes.

Samples

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International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray, unsure whether it's the International cut released by Paramount or the Encore Cut

Best Video:

Australia Cut: Australia Fox DVD

International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Australia Cut: Laserdisc

Additional Info:

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- the original Australian cut (~104 minutes at 24fps/~100 minutes at 25fps);
- the American/international version (~98 minutes at 24fps/~94 minutes at 25fps) trimming some exposition in the Outback first half of the film and some shorter extensions of a few seconds in the New York section, altering some of the dialogue – including censoring a "fuck" to "screw" – but featuring one additional dialogue extension not in the Australian version (a comparison of the two cuts can be found at Movie Censorship);
- the Australian Encore Cut (~95 minutes at 24fps/~91 minutes at 25fps) which uses the international version source so it already has those alterations but also removes approximately three minutes consisting of parts of two scenes featuring Mick grabbing the crotch of a cross-dressing prostitute and a later sequence when he does the same thing at a party to a woman with a deep voice (a comparison of the international version and the Encore Cut can be found at Movie Censorship).

Best English-Friendly:

Australia Cut: Australia Fox DVD

International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray, unsure whether it's the International cut released by Paramount or the Encore Cut

Best Video:

Australia Cut: Australia Fox DVD

International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Australia Cut: Laserdisc

Additional Info:

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- the original Australian cut (~104 minutes at 24fps/~100 minutes at 25fps);
- the American/international version (~98 minutes at 24fps/~94 minutes at 25fps) trimming some exposition in the Outback first half of the film and some shorter extensions of a few seconds in the New York section, altering some of the dialogue – including censoring a "fuck" to "screw" – but featuring one additional dialogue extension not in the Australian version (a comparison of the two cuts can be found at Movie Censorship);
- the Australian Encore Cut (~95 minutes at 24fps/~91 minutes at 25fps) which uses the international version source so it already has those alterations but also removes approximately three minutes consisting of parts of two scenes featuring Mick grabbing the crotch of a cross-dressing prostitute and a later sequence when he does the same thing at a party to a woman with a deep voice (a comparison of the international version and the Encore Cut can be found at Movie Censorship).

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UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
Uncut Director's Cut: Either the Germany Kinowelt DVD, the Japan DVD, the Scandinavian DVD, or the US LaserDisc. Fan preservation is likely better quality.

Best Video:

Theatrical: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
Uncut Director's Cut: Either the Germany Kinowelt DVD, the Japan DVD, the Scandinavian DVD, or the US LaserDisc. Fan preservation is likely better quality.

Best Audio:

2011 Blu-ray/2021 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

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The Uncut version has more violence: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=256325

Scream poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Theatrical: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
Uncut Director's Cut: Either the Germany Kinowelt DVD, the Japan DVD, the Scandinavian DVD, or the US LaserDisc. Fan preservation is likely better quality.

Best Video:

Theatrical: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
Uncut Director's Cut: Either the Germany Kinowelt DVD, the Japan DVD, the Scandinavian DVD, or the US LaserDisc. Fan preservation is likely better quality.

Best Audio:

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The Uncut version has more violence: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=256325

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Best Video:

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Additional Info:

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Best Video:

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Additional Info:

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Japan GAGA 4K Blu-ray?

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US Paramount has poor encoding

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