Loved this from start to finish (mostly)

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2013)

Go see it. Don't listen to the comic book fanatics who rant and rave because it doesn't follow the comic books. I am an IM movie fanatic and this movie is worth the price of admission.
I have had high expectations of this movie going into it, and I was not disappointed. I have read many of the negative reviews and I want to offset them. I am not a comic book fan and I don't know anything about them. I am an Iron Man/Tony Stark fan because of Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal, the witty writing, and the action. I can even stomach Gwyneth Paltrow for a couple of hours in this movie franchise. I admit, the ending wasn't what I expected, but it was appropriate. It will give viewers that Hollywood version of life.
Spoiler!!!!!!!!!! Read on with mild spoilers.
In real life, if your house blows up and slides into the sea...you don't come back from it. If you are a comic book/movie billionaire, you do. The "Easter Egg" at the end was funny, but no SLJ or teaser for another movie. I was really rooting for Pepper to die, since I hat GP. Oh well. Maybe next time. I admit the comic book fanatics, having read their tirades, know more and care more about sticking to the comic book series, but this movie was awesome and seemed to me to have evolved the story line from adolescence to adulthood. Tony Stark needed to grow up and he did so admirably while retaining that Peter Pan quality we all love. Bottom line: go see it and enjoy it for what it is.