Hey Kids!!!Well I tell you what. I was sooo excited for the summer blockbuster season to start and boy has it started! The summer season kicked off with Iron Man 2 as this weekend's hot pick. I'm just going to go ahead and say something I probably shouldn't...The Iron Man movies are kick ASS!!! I mean it is such a breath of fresh air to return to the movies and leave knowing that I got my monies worth and that I really enjoyed what I was watching. I mean I was entertained all the way through. There was never a dull moment...and get this people...there is a PLOT...yes we actually have a superhero movie that has a plot and doesn't just spend the whole movie killing people and blowing things up (not that there's anything wrong with that). Let's see where to start with talking about this one....hmmm
Ok let's start with the cast. We have the usual ones from the first movie and that's Robert Downey Jr (RDJ) who pumped some serious iron to prep for this movie and it pays off cause he looked bad ass in those black tank tops and linen shirts. And he was great as always! Gwyneth Paltrow and I am still not impressed with her...although I much preferred her in this movie than the last. And someone please tell me how Samuel L. Jackson ends up in EVERYONE's MOVIES!!! I mean he must have the best managers, agents and PR team money can buy! He was ok in this nothing special. And our villian Mickey Rouke was grea
t as Whiplash. He did a good russian accent and looked the part. I just need someone to please tell him that there is a thing as too much plastic surgery! But he is looking real good from the neck down! We just need to put one of those masks on his face and he can whip me any day...LOL..don't judge me!However, the actor I was dying to see happens to also be the director! Jon Favreau was so cute as Tony Starks driver and fighting coach. To me he was a scene stealer at times and again I don't know what it is about him be he just does it for me...ever since I saw him in Friends when he played Monica's love interest I have been a fan and secretly in love (I guess the secret is out now)...and again don't judge me!
Now as you all remember the controversy behind the "Rhody" character for this film. Well my sources tell me that the reason Terrence Howard was not asked to come back for this film was because...(drum roll)...you are not gonna believe it...the reason was because of....(another drum roll) MONEY!!! Can you believe that (blank stare)...I mean seriously I can not believe that Hollywood would replac
e another actor over money...this has to be the first time this has happened, right? (blank stare)...You all agree with me right? (crickets). Ok anyway....Yeah Terrence Howard was actually the first person to be signed on for the first Iron Man movie (yes even before RDJ) and because of that he was paid the most. However, because some individuals in charge of the movie (he is the real cute driver I was talking about earlier) wasn't really thrilled with his performance from the first film. They felt that he didn't deserve the amount he was paid or the raise that he was suppose to get for this movie. So he was replaced with Don Cheadle. Now I am not 100% sure if that is right again I got that from my sources and you all know how "the kids" love to talk! So you can take that information with a gain of salt as far as I am concerned but it makes sense to me.Now Don Cheadle did a GREAT job as Rhody in this film. I personally believe the studio made th
e right decision in replacing Terrence Howard because I wasn't that impressed with his acting last time either...and plus I want to support my man (director Jon Favreau). However, I HATED what they did to his hair...they should have never put that male perm in there...We all know that Don does not have silky smooth hair like that...LOL...I am sure he was loving it though!And last but certainly not least is Mrs. Scarlette Reynolds...Also known as Scarlette Johansson. I can describe her performance in one word...FIERCE!!! I haven't been a scarlette Jo fan since she stole Ryan Reynolds from all the gays and straight women! But I am back on team Scarlette now because her role as the black widow was great. It was short but GREAT! She had like one fight scene but in my opinion it was the best one of the entire movie because it was just soo unexpected. So I tip my martini glass to you Scarlette. You did a great job and I will actually give you my martini glass if you would let Ryan go back to being a bachelor...but I am sure you won't because you know what a hottie and catch you have in him...in other words you aren't stupid!!
Now this movie is highly entertaining and a great start to the blockbuster summer. If you loved the first one you will
Love this one. It is just as good as the first and that is saying something. So ladies do yourselves a favor and grab your man and take him to see this movie. He will LOVE it and you will like it. But remember while your watching it...buy his popcorn and soda and candy and even buy his movie ticket (hand up to stop the butting in)...hear me out girls! You do all this now and in a couple weeks you get even more because SEX AND THE CITY 2 opens and you know how much fun that is going to be! Who knows he might even buy you some new Manilo Blahniks to celebrate the release.~Verdict~
Two snaps up and have the driver bring the car around, we have a date in 10 mins!
LOVED IT!
