everything the incredible hulk wanted to be

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2008)

i'm going to rate this movie relative to all of the other comic book movies iron man: 8.5/10 okay, i never read the comic series for this...really, i haven't read the comic series for any of the comic book movies...i'm just not into comics. but iron man is a great movie. of course there were spots of bad acting/dialouge, the bad guy was very cliché, but i'm not going to fault the movie too much for that because comic books themselves are pretty over the top, so this is just more of the comic book element being maintained. the movie did a great job of conveying the man v. self conflict that is evident in all superheroes, but it did it differently which i'll get to later. the movie also dealt with other humanistic qualities such as relationships, compassion, anger, hypocrisy, etc and did a decent job of covering those. but this comic book movie did something great that not many comic book movies do; it was made relatable by alluding to the current state of the world. "i've become comfortable in an industry that has zero accountability"...and that line set up the rest of the movie and iron man's ultimate battle. the writers did a good job of expanding the inner conflict and pressures of a super hero beyond just 'how am i going to maintain a normal life and still save the world beginning at dusk?' to 'how am i going to undo my wrong, save the world and maintain a normal life'...great story.
this movie is most similar to the incredible hulk...but believe me, its so much better. just...everything...the story, writing, acting, effects...it was everything the incredible hulk wanted to be.
the acting was very good i thought for a superhero movie. robert downey jr=best actor yet in a comic book series and tony stark=coolest albeit cliché...but not to the point of the biker guy in fantastic 4...not at all really, which allowed me to let out a sigh of relief. and as far as presentation goes...you're going to be wowed...the special effects and sound in this movie are insane, and bonus points for always being able to clearly understand the dialouge. all in all, iron man is going to be right along spiderman 1 and 2 for best comic book movie ever...(sidenote, saw the trailer for the new batman and it looks so badass in a movie theater...i can't wait for it)