A very excellent depiction of the comic book

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2008)

As a kid I've never read comic books, and is still true to this day, but I have seen a lot of cartoons that are based on comic books. When I first viewed the character of the Iron Man, I gotta say that he was probably the least favorite hero of all the many others, such as Spiderman, Superman, X-Men, etc... It didn't fit that fantasy of superheroes that have some kind of unnatural super power. So I certainly didn't get excited when I first heard that Iron Man was going to become a film.
For the film itself there really wasn't much to the story that I haven't seen before. There are heroes and there are villains--as simple as that. Although while viewing the film I actually felt like a little kid again. Everything was just new and cool. The CGI, and the comedy ensued throughout the film really made it extremely entertaining. I thought Robert Downey Jr. did an excellent job as the lead, as well as Jon Favreaus' directing. Throughout their careers, usually Downey and Favreau would play supporting roles and hardly ever starring in films, and this film really got'em out of that threshold. They have certainly made an impression on me, with it seeming as if their careers would never take off, or even dwindling, they have gone 'against the grain' and have leaped on to the top of Hollywood.
I certainly can't wait for the sequels. It will only get better and better, especially with CGI getting better. With CGI any film is possible, and this film is proof of that.