Much better that I expected

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2009)

I am not someone who followed comics as a child. Yeah, I enjoyed the Superman and Batman universe for what they were.
I could watch the old Superman reruns when they were on TV. I watched the 60's Batman series on reruns and could enjoy them for what they were, but never got into a cult loving sense of them.
I watched the Superman and Batman movies when they were released. Of the two, I personally got into the Batman movies more as they seemed to have a much greater depth to them. IMHO, except for the first, the Superman movies were really bad.
I thought that the Batman movies were presented with a better story that appealed to me. For a short time, I even considered it would be cool getting a Batman tattoo. This was around the early 90's when it was in vogue.
Fast forward to Iron Man. I had already seen all of the other super heroes movies released as I am a movie nut. I was not expecting too much as I had been let down from releases in the past.
Boy was I wrong. The story, visuals, music, editing, plot, characters and a mix of humor were a true joy.
I can't wait the the sequel that is surely to follow. They set a very high bar with Iron Man. I only hope that they can continue with a story arc that is as good as the first installment.