It's an Iron Maiden. It's an Iron Butterfly. No, It's Iron Man!

First, the baddie in this movie was a baldy, beardy named Obadiah Stane. To quote the hype-up line of every early '90's Marvel comic, "'Nuff said."

More than anything, this movie reinforced a number of beliefs I've held for a long time.

1. Hungary is the dangerously excluded member of the Axis of Evil.

2. Women with even the smallest politically left-leaning inclinations have an uncontrollable sexual urge for men who make their money via the Military-Industrial Complex.

3. A superhero's servant is useless unless he possesses an English accent (For further evidence, see: Batman, the Avengers, and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air)


While I enjoyed this movie, it definitely ranked among the better of the superhero movies to come out recently, there was one thing glaringly absent from this film: Vince Vaughn. Yes, this was Jon Favreau's best foray into the world of superhero movies; he previously appeared in Batman Forever and Daredevil. However, it must be said, Jon Favreau is at his best when paired with the indomitable Vince Vaughn. A supporting role for Vaughn would have turned this film from enjoyable to Favreautastic.

Now, some parting words. Superhero movies are very much a matter of hit and miss. Some are good (X-Men 1, X-Men 2) and some are bad (X-Men 3). But there is one thing that will always make a bad superhero movie more palette-able: the video game based on the bad superhero movies. While the movies are a crap-shoot, the video games are universally aweful. In fact, they are so bad, they often rank among the worst video games ever made. So, if you find yourself facing the daunting task of having to sit through Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, just play the video game version of it first, it will make the task all the more easy.