As previously mentioned in my Charlie Bartlett review, I love Robert Downey, Jr.  So when I first saw trailers for Iron Man and saw how good he looked, you can only imagine how excited I was for May 2nd to come around.  It also helps that even though the only comic books I’ve ever read are the Archie and Veronica kind, I really do enjoy the film adaptations of comic book stories.  And maybe it didn’t take a rocket scientist to decide to use Black Sabbath’s Iron Man in the trailers, but rockin’ out to that at the end of every trailer made me want to see the movie even more.

Since I’ve never read any of the classic comics, I can’t speak to the authenticity of Iron Man as an adaptation.  For that, you’ll have to ask Dr. Danger, a.k.a. Nicholas Johnson, resident Culture Feast comic blogger.  However, I can tell you, from a Regular Jane’s perspective as a movie lover, that Iron Man was an entertaining 2 hours. Continue Reading

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