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It wasn’t quite as fresh and original as the first movie but I still found it super fun and entertaining.<\/p>\n
My biggest disappointment was, shockingly, Don Cheadle. Especially compared to the awesomeness of Robert Downey Jr. Cheadle played Rhodey so flat. And I normally love him in everything he does! It was like he was just reading lines from the script instead of infusing emotion and charm behind the words. I almost wish Terence Howard wasn’t so greedy to see what he would have done in the role again. He’s the reason why I love Rhodey and his friendship with Stark so much.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I really liked Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. I usually don’t care for her acting at all so I lowered my expectations accordingly and she pleasantly surprised me. Her big fight scene was cool too. A little “pose-y” but whatever. I know that was aaalllll for the guys. Heh.<\/p>\n
I also thought Mickey Rourke was effective as Vanko but his death felt a little anticlimactic. It took all of 2 minutes of fighting with Iron Man and War Machine to go down? Some villain! Ehhh.<\/p>\n
As mentioned, RDJ was awesome even though Tony was kind of an ass for most of the movie. His interactions with Pepper and Happy made me so… happy<\/i>. LOL.<\/p>\n
So yeah. Go see it! And stay until the end of the credits to see the teaser for the upcoming Thor movie (?).<\/p>\n
Brief thoughts on other movies I’ve seen recently…<\/p>\n
Julie & Julia<\/b>
\nI read the book last week (it was… ok, not really what I expected) so when I finished it, I wanted to see how the movie compared. And I actually liked the movie FAR better than the book. Terrible, right? I feel like I should be totally ashamed. Books are supposed to be better than movies! The main reason I liked the movie so much was because they dedicated a larger part of it to Julia Child and Meryl Streep was amazing in the role. They also toned down Julie’s character (or maybe that was thanks to the charming Amy Adams) and streamlined her storyline a lot, which I appreciated because the book had too many random moments thrown in for no apparent reason. Although I still don’t feel like either the book or the movie adequately explained WHY Julie took on the cooking project in the first place and what her motivation was to keep it going.<\/p>\n
Princess and the Frog<\/b>
\nLiked it! Didn’t love it. But I think it’s a step in the right direction for Disney. It doesn’t reach the standard they set with old school movies like Sleeping Beauty<\/i> and Beauty and the Beast<\/i> but it featured likeable characters, awesome sidekicks, and a satisfying story. My only disappointment was the music! \ud83d\ude41 None of the songs were very memorable. The only one that I remember is the Ne-Yo song that plays over the end credits but I think that has more to do with the fact that I’m a Ne-Yo fan. I wish Alan Menken hadn’t been replaced. His work in past Disney films really enhanced the movies and the songs stayed with me over the years — I mean, Beauty and the Beast<\/i> and Part of Your World<\/i>? Those are classics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Went to see Iron Man 2 on Sunday morning (10:45am showing!)… possible spoilers??? It wasn’t quite as fresh and original as the first movie but I still found it super fun and entertaining. My biggest disappointment was, shockingly, Don Cheadle. … Continue reading