IRON MAN
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 
One of the rarest comics in my collection is “Iron Man #5″ so needless to say I’ve been a fan of Iron Man pretty much my whole life. And after the taste that “Spider-Man 3″ and “X-Men 3″ had left in my mouth I was a little nervous about how Tony Stark was going to come off on the silver screen. Thankfully, while I don’t think the movie is as amazing as all the fanboys will tell you, I did find “Iron Man” to be really well made and very entertaining.
“Iron Man” is a very uber-dorky, nerdy, and techy movie but that’s actually what I was expecting and hoping for. Because as much as Tony Stark tries to come off as this “too cool for the room” playboy he really is nothing more than that geek who knows how to turn your toaster into a death ray. However, the whole big badass weapon maker who learns how to love came off kind of sappy. Plus, is it the goal of Marvel movie producers to pick the most annoying actress possible to be the female lead in their movies? Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts would have been better if her character was a mute, ex. “What is that some kind of thing to pick door locks?” The device blows up the lock. “Oh wow!”
Overall, “Iron Man” is a step in the right direction in a post “Spider-Man 3″ and “X-Men 3″ cinema world. It’s sound and VFX are top notch. Robert Downey Jr. nails his role as Tony Stark and director John Favreau did an excellent job of updating Iron Man’s story to the modern era, a task that’s a lot trickery than most movie goers think. And the future looks bright for this franchise as hints of War Machine and The Avengers have already been put in place.
“Yeah, peace. Without war you’d be out of a job.” - Tony Stark
