Amazing...

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2008)

I saw this movie on opening night, not expecting much. The trailers had looked okay from what they showed, but I wasn't planning to like it nearly as much as the first Spider-Man. However, Iron Man may have surpassed Spider-Man. Robert Downey Jr. is absolutely amazing as Tony Stark and completely owns this role. Gweneth Paltrow was great as Pepper Potts, Jeff Bridges was terrifying as the Iron Monger, and Terrence Howard will rock as War Machine in Iron Man 2. The special effects were stunning, and the storyline was gripping. Being Marvel Studio's first film, I will expect quite a bit out of their movies from now on. I'm looking forward to The Incredible Hulk, in which Robert Downey Jr. cameos as Tony Stark in a scene with William Hurt's General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. I wish they had the Hulk Buster suit in that movie...but that's unlikely. Overall, I loved Iron Man and recommend it to every comic fan on the planet.