this is what I can remember on six hours' sleep
So, I went to the midnight opening of "Iron Man 2" last night. Verdict: awesome, and completely worth how tired I am today. The newest trailer for Avatar played before the movie. It gives me hope!
I liked the Tony-Pepper thing even more in this movie than the first one, because they weren't even playing at not being an old married couple. Plus, Pepper was all about the bidness and not taking any shit. Happy had a bigger part, which I appreciate. The Tony-Rhodey wasn't as good, but then Rhodey had a smaller part. I would have preferred Terrence Howard back in the role, but only because he was there first. Otherwise he and Don Cheadle are on the same level, Rhodey-wise. The War Machine suit was pretty sweet. Also sweet: the ass-kicking skillz Iron Man possesses even when skunk drunk. Speaking of drunk: they included the Demon in a Bottle arc! Yay! Sadly, Captain America did not make an appearance to pull Tony Stark's drunk ass out of a burning hotel, but there's always the Avengers movie. Speaking of that, there was set-up galore going on here. It was all SHIELD this and Avenger Initiative that, and Nick Fury had a bit part. Plus Agent Coulson came back! He is the cutest little secret agent ever. He makes me want to knit him a gun cozy or something.
I thought the Black Widow part was done well. There was some odd flirting in one scene, but her role could have been much more extraneous (á la Irene Adler). She at least seemed necessary to the plot, and had a decent fight scene. Plus she's a whole 'nother woman, which makes two in this movie! I think Iron Man 2 might even pass the Bechdel test.
Robert Downey Jr. is smoking hot. Everyone knows that already, but still: mrrow. Scarlett Johansson has an ass on her. When did that happen? Have they just been covering it up in other movies? And why would anyone do that? She makes a much better redhead than she does a blonde. Sam Rockwell did a good skeezy Justin Hammer. But then, like I'd Sam Rockwell if he played the part poorly. Which he didn't. Overall, this was a pretty attractive movie. Even Mickey Rourke's hair was good, if perhaps the rest of him was less so. I must argue against his two Unflinching Walk scenes, but not too hard. Convection is important to physics, but Mickey Rourke made such a good dirty Russian bad guy.
The after-credits scene made me go "woo!" in the theater.
movie haiku:
stuff was shiny, blew up
the hotness level was high
plus, a cockatiel
I liked the Tony-Pepper thing even more in this movie than the first one, because they weren't even playing at not being an old married couple. Plus, Pepper was all about the bidness and not taking any shit. Happy had a bigger part, which I appreciate. The Tony-Rhodey wasn't as good, but then Rhodey had a smaller part. I would have preferred Terrence Howard back in the role, but only because he was there first. Otherwise he and Don Cheadle are on the same level, Rhodey-wise. The War Machine suit was pretty sweet. Also sweet: the ass-kicking skillz Iron Man possesses even when skunk drunk. Speaking of drunk: they included the Demon in a Bottle arc! Yay! Sadly, Captain America did not make an appearance to pull Tony Stark's drunk ass out of a burning hotel, but there's always the Avengers movie. Speaking of that, there was set-up galore going on here. It was all SHIELD this and Avenger Initiative that, and Nick Fury had a bit part. Plus Agent Coulson came back! He is the cutest little secret agent ever. He makes me want to knit him a gun cozy or something.
I thought the Black Widow part was done well. There was some odd flirting in one scene, but her role could have been much more extraneous (á la Irene Adler). She at least seemed necessary to the plot, and had a decent fight scene. Plus she's a whole 'nother woman, which makes two in this movie! I think Iron Man 2 might even pass the Bechdel test.
Robert Downey Jr. is smoking hot. Everyone knows that already, but still: mrrow. Scarlett Johansson has an ass on her. When did that happen? Have they just been covering it up in other movies? And why would anyone do that? She makes a much better redhead than she does a blonde. Sam Rockwell did a good skeezy Justin Hammer. But then, like I'd Sam Rockwell if he played the part poorly. Which he didn't. Overall, this was a pretty attractive movie. Even Mickey Rourke's hair was good, if perhaps the rest of him was less so. I must argue against his two Unflinching Walk scenes, but not too hard. Convection is important to physics, but Mickey Rourke made such a good dirty Russian bad guy.
The after-credits scene made me go "woo!" in the theater.
movie haiku:
stuff was shiny, blew up
the hotness level was high
plus, a cockatiel