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Iron Man ranked right up there with Batman Begins for me. Absolutely fantastic superhero origin movie.

And for those of you who haven't seen the Iron Man & Batman (Mac & PC Parody) on YouTube you need to go watch it. I'd link, but I'm at work and cannot get there right now..

I went to see this not expecting much.

To me the "Iron Man" comics had always been a lower-league Marvel range, never really getting all that much hype as some of the others. As such, I assumed the license would be cheaper, and thus the film would be lousy.

Holy smokes was I wrong. I totally enjoyed this film, perfect blend of humour and action. CGI was very well done, and the acting was (for the most part) fine.

Also, Robert Downey Jr - how good is he as an action lead!?!? I'd never have placed him in a role like this, but damn!

Even my GF was raving about it, and she HATES comic movies!

Batman Begins was great, Spidey became disappointing since the second movie (Venom could have been soooo great.).

May fav over the last few years was Superman Returns though (there's a surprise ;)). Seen Iron Man twice at the cinema now though.

Iron Man ranked right up there with Batman Begins for me. Absolutely fantastic superhero origin movie.

And for those of you who haven't seen the Iron Man & Batman (Mac & PC Parody) on YouTube you need to go watch it. I'd link, but I'm at work and cannot get there right now..

The back story of Batman is far more interesting & complex compared to Iron Man.

Saw it yesterday for the second time, truly enjoyable movie, but come one, its not even near Batman Begisn :p
The back story of Batman is far more interesting & complex compared to Iron Man.

I agree. I love them both, but Batman Begins is by far my favorite comic book movie to date, with Iron Man a close second.

The back story of Batman is far more interesting & complex compared to Iron Man.

I agree... but then again, it's also apples and oranges.

Of course the back story for Batman is far more complex. It starts out with Bruce (basically a normal kid, born to a wealthy family) as a child, and the tragic murder of his parents... pain and revenge build him up to what he becomes. He has to learn everything... how to fight, how to survive, yadda yadda yadda.

Where as with Iron Man, you've basically got a (genius) guy who's been living the good life until his mid-30's. He builds himself a way to escape captivity, and then uses it for good. Really not much of a back story available for Iron Man.

When you look at the actual characters post-superhero. Stark is actually more complex than Bruce.

Not trying to take anything away from Batman... I loved it as well.

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I thought Iron Man was brilliant, I like Comic Book films but Iron Man is the first one I've been to see Twice. I thought Robert Downey JR was perfect for the role of Tony Stark, he seemed to fit into the Part really well. Also there were quite some comic moments (Pardon the pun) And the twist with his Enemy was quite a shocker!

I think its a 10/10 for me! Its even good enough to be included in my Sig!

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Saw it for the 3rd time tonight. I must say this movie was almost perfect. Nevermind about the plot holes or cliches, I can let that slide. It fell short from being a 9.5 to an 8 simply because of the lack of action. I wanted more dammit. I can't wait to see how they will do the Avengers.

Anyone caught the Captain America easter egg?

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After watching this for the 5th time, I have to say it's a remarkable movie. And the key to it was RDJ. The guy made the movie that more enjoyable. Coming into it for the first time, my expectation was a bit high. I wanted it to be a perfect movie. It had to have tons of action, great CGI, great plot & great acting. I got all 3 except for action. There was so much more I wanted to see. I wanted more after the credits rolled. So maybe Favreau is saving it for the sequel. The more I watched it, the more I fell in love with RDJ's acting in this one. If it was a different actor, IM wouldn't be as much fun.

Both Iron Man & the Incredible Hulk are different. IM had more of a human connection to the hero. Even with the suit on. But with the Hulk, I can't make the connection between Banner & Hulk. There was nothing there that made me thought Norton's character was still inside the green monster. Which I thought turn off many people.

So my final grade for IM is a 8.5/10.

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Saw this today, absolutely amazing movie. This is by far my new favorite super-hero. :p I'd give it a 9/10 easily. Everything about this movie is fun, the quality of the acting, the CGI and everything comes together so perfectly.

It's amazing, and I agree with anyone who says its one of the best movies ever made. It's in the category with The Dark Knight if not better. I might actually pick this up on Bluray, I liked it that much. :yes:

Batman Returns #1

The Dark Knight #2

Iron Man #3

I Am Legend #4

My new top four list! :)

Saw this today, absolutely amazing movie. This is by far my new favorite super-hero. :p I'd give it a 9/10 easily. Everything about this movie is fun, the quality of the acting, the CGI and everything comes together so perfectly.

It's amazing, and I agree with anyone who says its one of the best movies ever made. It's in the category with The Dark Knight if not better. I might actually pick this up on Bluray, I liked it that much. :yes:

Batman Returns #1

The Dark Knight #2

Iron Man #3

I Am Legend #4

My new top four list! :)

It looks fabulous on Blu-Ray..

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