Re: Iron Man: three word review

On 5 May 2008 01:25:17 GMT, Jim Larson
<larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>That. Kicked. Ass. 
>
>Less terse: I was impressed that they managed to inject a little
seriousness 
>into the proceedings without letting it bog down the lighthearted tone of
the 
>movie. Robert Downey Jr. was pretty much perfect as Tony Stark. Also,
it's 
>pretty hard for special effect to impress these days, but they pulled off
the 
>suit beautifully.

Yep - I loved it.  Probably the first comic book adaptation I've ever
seen that works as a film in it's own right.  Great all the way
through, with no dodgy plot points, no stupid characters, no bad actor
choices.