Review of Iron Man (1931) by David B — 15 Mar 2014

Based on yet another Marvel series, Iron Man has plenty of things going for it, the main assets being an enjoyably sardonic Downey, his hardware, and the down turned mouth of his new metal visage - a warning that this self-styled messiah means business.

A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters. At the end of the day it's Robert Downey Jr. who powers the lift-off separating this from most other superhero movies, he is simply brilliant and charming.

Great special effects, nice soundtrack, great script and story, which is normally important for a comic book hero debut. Comic book films are getting better and better, this is up there with Captain America, edges out from the Batman Reboots though.

Worth the watch, great film. Let's hope they don't reboot this.