‘Iron Man’ is More Awesome Than You Can Fathom

When my girlfriend asked me on Friday night if I wanted to see Prom Night or Iron Man, I had to seriously wonder if she was kidding. Iron Man was one of the very few comics that I read as a kid, and I was so outrageously excited about the movie that I had seen just about every trailer and read just about every tidbit regarding the movie.

Terrified of another Fantastic Four flop, I checked all of the review sites I could, and everyone was full of praise. So, sneaking all kinds of snack food in our bags, we walked into the theater hoping for the best.

God, did I ever get it.

Iron Man is not only a good movie for a Marvel movie, but it’s a good movie in general. I was already familiar with the story, so the beginning seemed to go pretty quickly for me, though I’ve heard that it dragged for a few people. But Iron Man fans will not be disappointed, cuz I sure as heck wasn’t. It never drags, like a good action film should (or shouldn’t, I guess). Stark is a pompous, egotistical, alcoholic genius, and though they could have turned it up a bit to make it a bit more true to character, I still wanted to do things to Robert Downey Jr. that would have seriously pushed the rating of the movie up to NC-17.

And maybe it’s because I wanted so much more so badly, but the movie seemed rushed to me. I’d love to see the uncut version, because I’m sure there are things that were cut out. I also have to go back to see it again, because there is an ending after the credits I did not see. Iron Man fans will be very very happy to see it. And with over $100 million raked in during opening weekend, I can’t help but feel like someone else out there agrees.

One final note: watch Iron Mans‘ take off and landing pose. Seriously, if you have no interest in the movie, go to a matinée just to see the pose. Cracks me the f*ck up every time.