Finally- they got it right!

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2008)

Finally, they made a comic book super hero film that was true to the source material (in spirit anyhow) and a great film! This film has action, heart and impressive special effects that didn't seem (oh no not another CGI shot again), a good plot, a great hero and a great villain.
Robert Downey Jr was fantastic - and a lot of the films success rests on his bravura performance.
In fact the movie was SO good, I really have to struggle to quibble with it. OK, having the Vietcong as the enemy wouldn't fly nowadays, but did we really need to have Middle Eastern terrorists? Do we REALLY need yet more stereotypes that Muslims and Arabs are cold blooded killers bent on mass destruction? Yes, I know they never were explicitly labeled as Arabs/Muslims, but they came across that way anyhow. If they wanted to make these 'generic' terrorists they could have been "white English speaking" folks. It would have worked the same.
Aside from this (and many would not even care), the movie was fun, fast, exciting and I can't wait to see it again and buy it on DVD! Not sure how many other films I felt that way after leaving the theater.
And, those after credit scenes - WOWZA!!! Worth the wait!!