I am Iron Man - I wish!
When I was a dopey fifth grader, before I discovered girls, I spent a lot of time in my room reading Marvel Comics. I had my favorites. Johnny Flame - The Human Torch, The Silver Surfer, Iron Man, and The Hulk. I have been impressed with what Marvel has done to stay true to the comic genre. This one had so much good going for it from the start that I expected it to be great. It did not disappoint! Robert Downey Jr. does the best acting of his career as Tony Stark, and Gwyneth Paltrow rocks as Pepper Potts! The updated terrorist connection is seamless making me forget who Iron Man fought against in the original comics. Downey Jr. puts enough charisma into Stark to rival Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. The tempo is quick and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. Iron Man is an exciting and well scripted revival of the Marvel hero. Now only if they?d get some of these characters together like they did in those special edition comics I loved as a kid. Wouldn't that rock?!