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Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable.

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In Reply to: RE: Iron Man posted by Mr Underhill on May 03, 2008 at 13:58:55

This is a great popcorn flick with a great script, superb casting and much more depth than some comic book efforts. The effects are excellent, but it's the acting and story that take center stage, which is the only way to produce successful, involving entertainment. IMHO, Iron Man is one of the best live action comic book imaginings for the BIG screen ever done (perhaps 4.5 stars on a 5 star scale!).
The plot is actually much closer to the character's origin from the 60's era comic than most other early Marvel comic characters have been envisioned. It's worth noting that some have worked better than others (X-Men and Spidey I & II, for instance), but those that have disappointed have destroyed the charm and desecrated the memory of the material for many folks who grew up with it.
Bottom-line: The weekend numbers have Iron Man topping $100,000,000 at the Box Office with an amazing 94% positive review rating from Rotten Tomatoes cross-section! Since this achievement was accomplished with one of the publisher's lesser characters from that era the success is all that much sweeter for Marvel Studio's freshman effort. I'm looking forward to the HD (Blu-ray) release (shhh! Don't tell Jazz Inmate)! :o)
AuPh

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