Iron Man, a Great Summer Blockbuster

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2008)

When I saw Iron Man, I expected to see something that I would like just as much as other comic-to-movie adaptions (Spiderman, for instance). However, I was not expecting what I got. About half-way into the movie you can tell the Director did not do what most summer blockbuster directors do; he did not focus only on action. The story that this movie maintains is very entertaining and well-developed. I have heard people complain that this movie was doing nothing but disrespecting Arabs, but I did not see this. If this movie featured all Caucasian people, all African American people, all Hispanic people, etc. as bad guys nobody would be saying anything racist was going on. The fact is that the people who made this movie just wanted a villain familiar with people today and that villain is terrorism. Even with that point aside, it should not detract people from seeing that this is a great way to spend 2 hours.
Pros:
Well told storyline
Great Acting
Seeing Tony Stark transform from egotistic to a caring individual
Superb CGI
Cons:
Horribe climax
The last line (I won't say what it is), in my opinion, ruined the ability for a sequel to reach the heights this movie did.