Iron Man 2, 2010

Director: Jon Favreau

Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell

Iron Man continues to protect the innocent and annoy everyone in authority. The government wants him to hand over his technology that is the Iron Man suit, but he refuses to do so. But it's a problem when this crazy Ukrainian guy (Rourke) makes his own Iron Man-type suit in order to defeat Iron Man! Oh, dear! Honestly, it's good- very funny! But I just don't want to dwell on the plot. In the end Tony saves the day and gets the girl - what more do you need to know, really? And don't take that as "Oh, it's stupid". I actually really like this movie! But I don't want to say anything more.

Oh wait-- Bill O'Reilly has a cameo! SWEET! That made me like it even more.

Iron Man, 2008

Director: Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man 2, Cowboys and Aliens)

Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard

Playboy bachelor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr), has taken over his father's weapons manufacturing company, and lives like a crazy genius king in his gorgeous Malibu mansion. So his life is a little upset when on a trip to the Middle East for a weapon demonstration for the military, Tony is kidnapped by terrorists in a violent encounter. When he wakes up as their prisoner, he finds some kind of weird circle thing in his chest, visible to the outside, which is keeping him alive (keeps the shrapnel away from his organs). So, that's disturbing. And then the terrorists want him to build them one of his famous weapons, but instead, he builds himself a suit that will protect him on the way out of the cave.

Obviously, he gets free, and now his whole outlook on life has changed. He sees what his weapons really do to people and what happens when they get into the wrong hands. And soon he finds out that there may have been more to his captivity then he originally thought.

Okay, so I wrote a lengthy paragraph that covers the beginning, and then just kind of leave it. If you like action movies, you'll love it. Tony is very funny. His assistant, Pepper Pots (Paltrow), is a very cute character, and I love how they interact together.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011

Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly







Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and Watson (Law) go up against Holmes' arch enemy, Professor Moriarty (Harris), trying to thwart an assassination attempt on an important head of state. I don't really want to say much about it because you've just got to see it, and there isn't a ton to say about it anyway, except that it's entertaining and has lots of action and Robert Downey Jr. What more do you require, really?

Stephen Fry was so wonderful as Mycroft Holmes! What a pleasant surprise!

If you're a Holmes fan, you won't be disappointed! The music is just as brilliant as in the first film. Hans Zimmer is definitely a genius.

Sherlock Holmes, 2009

Director: Guy Ritchie

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong

I love pretty much everything in this movie. Okay, so maybe not the gross stuff and the appearance of Satanic practices..... but I do love the music! You can't not love this music. Hans Zimmer is brilliant!

So Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and Watson (Law), bring down Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who is behind a string of murders and apparent sacrifices of young women. Blackwood is hanged, but before that, his last request is to see Holmes, when he warns him that more will die and Holmes won't be able to stop them. He seems to have a much bigger plan in mind, which is odd, since he'll be dead in an hour....

Then Blackwood has been seen "risen from the dead", apparently, and as Holmes investigates the bodies begin to pile up. And don't worry, though it is quite dark, Holmes proves that none of the events are supernatural- all have a sensible explanation.

It is a very funny movie! Jude Law as Watson is absolutely brilliant, and he and Holmes are hilarious together.

Just watch it. You'll love it. Perfect Halloween movie. (Well, not really, but whatever!)

I especially love the credits at the end. Don't just turn it off- you have to watch them until The Rocky Road to Dublin starts. :)