I have been patiently waiting for another comic book movie to come out. After the let down of both Emo-Man (Spiderman 3) and the Jellybean Eating Rider (Ghost Rider) I was beginning to become a bit concerned on the quality of the Marvel films. The only joy I had is knowing Nick Cage was no where to be found in this film.

The movie itself is fantastic. I’ve never really been a big fan of Iron Man however always thought he looked cool. Of course most of my memories of Iron Man consist of the cartoon and that punk in Marvel Capcom 2. Proton cannon anyone?

I had a basic understanding of the character and is more or less batman with a robot suit and of course with a touch of Marvel. I was pleasantly surprised by all the actors. There wasn’t many of those lines that just made you say eew. Tony Stark is portrayed perfectly and really made the character fun. The funniest thing is halfway through the film, I realized Starks CEO guy was the Dude. (A Big Lebowski reference) Which of course made the film that much more fun.

Graphically one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. The suit is spot on. I am a little worried after seeing what had been done to poor Optimus Prime. The suit is totally believable down to the little details including Tony Stark actually getting into the armor. One of the things I am most impressed with is watching the armor actually get banged up. Various scenes of Iron Man fighting you would see the scars and dents that he would make on the suit itself. The flight scenes are also great. There is a great depth put into to it. It never seemed too fake or unrealistic. You actually kind of got that thrill out of watching him fly and kind of reminded me of that thrill you got when you saw the Rocketeer for the first time as a kid.

The sound quality is also excellent. I thought there was a nice amount of sound and never to loud where it distracted from the overall scene. The Iron Man song is only used at the ending credits which made me really happy. The score itself was gorgeous and really added to the movie. The best thing is, it seemed they have put a lot of detail into the soundtrack to where you didn’t realize “I’m watching a comic book movie”.

Overall the film is totally worth seeing in theaters which says a lot considering the current price for tickets. The previews are also pretty cool; there was one for Spirit and a great Dark Knight trailer. Oh and I forgot to mention a rad Indiana Jones trailer! I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t a Hulk trailer however I hear some theaters do have one. Just a heads up stay till after the credits are down there is a nice little extra at the end. Which leaves you with a nice holy shit?