Last night I went out & saw a movie, which I hardly ever do these days. I saw "Ironman 2" which I figured would be a fun action movie, since I did enjoy the first one! Well, I'd have to say that #2 was just "okay". It was good & all, but I have my fair share of thoughts about it.... ***SPOILER ALERT*** I will be giving away certain plot points here, so unless you've seen the movie, you may want to hold off...
1.) I didn't even realize that Mickey Rourke was in this movie (shows how often I watch TV, eh?), and MAN - looking at that guy's face for 2 hours is downright painful. That is one ugly mug - I'm sorry! And he had these nasty fingernails, and there's a part where they take his boots off him and show his feet.... BLEAH! I almost barfed in the split-second they were shown. Was that really necessary?
2.) Scarlett Johannsen is gorgeous, and I would've liked to see more of her kickin' some bad-guy ass.
3.) The plot was a bit waning in parts, but eh, watcha gonna do.
4.) Sam Rockwell is awesome - he was such a great douchebag! I LOVED that they gave him "spray-tan-hands" too (where your hands are stained orange from rubbing in fake-tans) - that was a really nice touch. It made him all the more douchey!
5.) And here comes the big spoiler.... at the end when Robert Downey, Jr and Gwenyth Paltrow finally become a "thing" is the MOMENT after she resigns as C.E.O. of his company. What the shit?? So she can't be the head of a huge corporation AND get the guy? My feminist fires were raging at that moment. Why couldn't they just let her stay in that position? Noooooo no, no, no.... a man can have the ridiculous amounts of money, the amazing job, any woman he wants.... but the woman has to choose between them. I'll get off my soapbox in a sec - I just hope that there were a couple of guys out there that noticed the flaw in the story there too. There are men that appreciate women in power, and understand their value. I just hate that these double-standards still find their way into popular culture on a regular basis.... sigh - 'tis the world we live in!
OK - that's pretty much it for me. I did enjoy the film in general, so if you're up for a fun action flick, then this is your cup o' tea! I think I'll wait for video next time.... ;)
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So can't wait to see this movie! And who I want to see the most?... Mickey Rourke for some reason. He looks bad ass in this movie!
Haha! That's pretty funny... Yah, he still has this strange draw for some reason... maybe it's just his weirdness that makes him cool! I still have trouble with his face, but I gotta give him credit - he can do a pretty damn good Russian accent! :)
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