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jammies · 05-03-2008, 12:59 AM

Well I went a day late, but I have to say it was actually worth my $12.50, which is rare - if you like action AT ALL, go see this film, it won't win any Oscars (well - maybe special effects) but as comic-book adaptations go, it is fantastic.

Robert Downey makes the movie, he forces you to like him even when he should be unlikeable, and makes you believe in the transition (small spoiler) from fascist to superhero. Great job by him, and whether or not he's really playing himself is irrelevant, I think.

PS: Gwyneth Paltrow (who I used to think wasn't all that hot) was so smokin' as a redhead I have entirely revised my opinion, and realize that yet again, I was wrong. So wrong.

05-03-2008, 12:59 AM	#58
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	Well I went a day late, but I have to say it was actually worth my $12.50, which is rare - if you like action AT ALL, go see this film, it won't win any Oscars (well - maybe special effects) but as comic-book adaptations go, it is fantastic. Robert Downey makes the movie, he forces you to like him even when he should be unlikeable, and makes you believe in the transition (small spoiler) from fascist to superhero. Great job by him, and whether or not he's really playing himself is irrelevant, I think. PS: Gwyneth Paltrow (who I used to think wasn't all that hot) was so smokin' as a redhead I have entirely revised my opinion, and realize that yet again, I was wrong. So wrong. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.