Welcome/ Iron Man 2

Howdy howdy, folks. My name's The Kidd, and my associates are J Rizzo and Big Jon. We welcome you to our very first blog. Here at 'Far From OK', we will be giving you reviews on things new and old. I'll usually be reviewing movies, Rizzo will be giving you insight into all things nerdy (Video games, comics, etc), and Big Jon will basically just rant about the things he hates, which of course covers most everything on Earth except myself and Rizzo.

Jon: No, I hate Rizzo too.
Rizzo: What the hell, man?
Jon: Sorry, just wanted to be honest to our devoted readers.
Rizzo: What devoted readers? We don't have any yet!
Jon: See? its that attitude that makes people not like you.

ANYWAY...I'll go ahead and kick off our first post with a review for Iron Man 2.
After hearing mixed reviews, I was a little skeptical that Iron Man 2 would be as explosive and action-packed as its prequel. It did not disappoint.

First off, we have the return of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark. I love the fact that every time I see him on screen, whether its womanizing, drinking, or just being the narcissistic symbol of cool that Tony Stark is, I still think Im just watching Robert Downey Jr doing whatever the hell he wants. You almost forget you're watching him play a character because he just fits the bill so well.

As far as the rest of the cast, there were some ups and downs. Sam Rockwell did a great job playing Tony's nemesis, Hammer. His uncomfortably bad jokes, fidgety hands, and utter lack of confidence made the perfect yang to Stark's yin. Samuel L Jackson didn't fail to entertain as he returns as Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. The writers didn't give him much depth with his character, his best moment being when he looks at Stark with his one good eye and says, "I'll be keeping my eye on you." And while I find Scarlett Johansson incredibly hot, I felt her presence in this movie to be unbelievable. Her high-flying martial arts battles were fun to watch only for the fact that she wears skin tight clothing. But, lets face it, shes still hot so I don't care that much. And we have Mickey Rourke. I can say this was one of his best roles, mostly for the fact that its the first time I've ever seen him doing an accent instead of using his own voice like always. He plays the perfect bad guy; dirty, rugged, slightly psycho, tattooed, and just all around maniacal. I did not like the fact that Terrence Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle. While I like Cheadle, Howard fit the character a little better, and I personally think he might've brought something extra to the role. Plus, it would've been cool as hell to see Terrence Howard dressed in the War Machine suit.

So, while the movie has a few Buick-sized plot holes (but what do you expect from a superhero movie) the cast alone makes it worth seeing. And lets face it, the action scenes aren't bad either.

So, all in all, I give Iron Man 2 a solid 7 out of 10.

<---Oh and if you haven't already why don't you pick up a copy of the first Iron Man movie