The Shield And the Hammer

Good news and bad.

Bad news is, 

sleepy + figure homework = some f**ked-up finishing.

 Good news is,

Robert Downey Jr. doesn't fail to deliver another solid role.

Neither did Mickey Rourke!

Yes, folks, I've watched Iron Man 2 

one day straight off the bat of it's release,

owing to booking the tickets a week in advance,

and even then, a majority of the good seats were gone to the reservations. 

Pfft.

At least I got good ones this time for the whole family.

So, critique time!

Ignore if you don't want spoilers,

which...I wouldn't give, at any rate...

The story was nice and solid, 

none of those cliché elements in them,

not in my eyes, anyway.

There were times that I felt bad for Tony,

who is a terrible alcoholic in the comics origianlly (though only shown briefly in this one)

and find myself tempted to shove Pepper and Tony together

so they would just kiss and stop arguing already,

(not really furious arguments, you know,

but more like those moments in the first movie where they won't stop countering one another,

and it's endearing, yes, and it makes you just *wish* they'd make out already)

I swear she's perfect for him. 

Gwenneth Paltrow certainly portrays Pepper wonderfully,

being the not-too-overly-sexy, caring, controlled and systematic woman

that can still give Tony a piece of her mind.

Do I even need to mention how beautiful Pepper is?

Robert was born to play Tony Stark, hands down.

Remember the court room scene we kept seeing in trailers?

Listen to every word he says when you watch it that scene in the full movie.

Scarlett Johansson was...hawt.

As a secretary *and* as Black Widow,

kicking ass in 360 degrees.

Literally.

And Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury is made of win.

Seriously. Aside from the Robert/Tony destiny,

Samuel L. *is* the incarnation of the SHIELD Director.

Not sure bout Don Cheadle, though.

He did good in this movie, 

but I haven't seen much of him before,

so I'm not sure what to compare.

I don't even need to mention about the graphics, now do I?

It's like saying the sea is wet,

or that Iron Man is red.

And gold.

War Machine's grey, 

but he doesn't count.

I'm talking prismatic colors here, people!

Colors that make you a striking target FTW!!

Ranty P.S: 

Pepper will make a wondeful mom one day,

just look at her character!

How can you not find maternal traits in her?