Titanium Alloy Man just doesn’t quite ring right, does it?

I am going to state right off that I am not a comic book fan.
I have never seen Spiderman 2 from start to finish (don’t even ask me the plot of Spiderman 3), the only reason I know the characters of Batman is because of E and aside from Superman (who’s latest movie I didn’t even feel the slightest desire to rent when it came out) those are pretty much the only comic book hero’s that I could name right now (well, aside from Wonder Woman but I know about her, or more specifically her costume, for reasons other than comic books or movies hehe).
So when I roped myself into going and seeing Iron Man last night I thought that it was going to be yet another Spiderwick Chronicles experience with me sitting there making a list for all the groceries I needed from the grocery store the next day.
Not so.
Surprisingly, I was engrossed from the opening scene.

I came into the movie knowing nothing about it whatsoever. The only reason I even knew it was coming out was due to a poster I saw at the theatre a couple of days ago when I was trying to come up with something I could bride E with to not get his name on the board at school. That and after seeing the initial flight scene in the film it brought back memories of a guy at work forcing me to watch the trailer on the big screen in the office:
“you have GOT to see this!! No!! You HAVE to!!” …..(trailer rolling)…."ok, lets watch it again!”
(I’m not making this up).
I don’t typically take movie-going advice from the guys that I work with tho, being that in their opinion “Mr. Woodcock” is a 10/10.

The plot was witty and fun but most importantly it was there. There really were not too many surprises, despite the attempt at a major plot twist (I am sorry, but I know that I was not the only one to see that coming; proof of this coming from the guy sitting in the seat beside me who said, “the writers really thought they were going to get a gasp out of us with that one, didn’t they?”). I really liked the special effects, and the costumes but I think what I liked the most about the film was Robert Downey Jrs performance. I really feel that he made the film. Even the scenes with him interacting solely with his robotics it were still very interesting to behold.
I have a feeling that I will probably not like the second or the third one (when they inevitably will come out) as much as I did this one because what I found interesting was the process of coming up with the design and exploring new ideas. I thought it was great for E to see that with imagination, dedication and hard work (and multi-millions at your disposal of course) anything is possible.
Regrettfully, I missed the "Bonus Scene" that I found out was after the credits when searching for a good iron man picture. After searching a little more however, I found that that scene would have probably not meant a thing to me being that I know very little about comic book heros and from reading what the scene was it would have been lost on me.

I would like to conclude with a heartfelt thank you to my little boy who, for being good, allowed me to have those 2 hours to escape from my reality and enjoy a good film. If it wasnt for that, and the fact that I keep my word, I wouldn't have gone and seen this and thus not felt at peace. Its been a while since I have had such a clear, quiet mind. Least for those 2 hours.