What's with all the hate? Great movie!

Rating: 8/10 (1 May 2013)

After seeing this movie, and after all the great press it got I came on IMDb to see what others though about it and I was shocked to see such negative feedback! I quickly set up an account so I could write a review and hopefully present a better overview of the movie.
Let me start with saying I understand why a die hard fans may be upset with the portrayal of the Mandarin, however to everyone else it was great! If you don't know who the Mandarin is (which most people wont) then trust me you will appreciate the move taken here as well.
Yes there are a few insignificant plot holes, but I only realised these afterwards thinking about the movie and they didn't take away from the core experience
These two issues are nothing however when you take into account the movies upsides, the classic RDJ comedy was the best its been with the packed theater laughing continuously and the action was probably the best id seen in any super hero movie bar 'the avengers'. And to me, action and comedy are the two most important parts to IM, and a more vulnerable IM made things much more interesting also.
This movie was not made for fanboys, rather the mainstream public. It was the most enjoyable movie by far and so if you're just some average joe that hasn't read an IM comic before (like 99% of the public) do not be discouraged from seeing this movie!