iron man

just got back from seeing iron man with michael. oh my, i did not expect to like the movie that much. in fact, you could say i heart that movie. here are my thoughts, in bullet form:

• robert downey jr = tony stark. so. completely.
• i hate gwyneth paltrow a little less now, because i quite enjoyed her pepper potts
• although, i had to suspend quite a bit of belief that she could run as fast as she did in those stilettos
• loved iron monger
• loved the allusion to war machine with rhodey
• loved the allusion to the mandarin
• loved that agent and how he kept spelling out s.h.i.e.l.d. (although i don't know how i feel about homeland replacing hazard, but i guess it makes some sense in the current state of the world)
• don't know about them using ultimate nick fury, but it sure beats hasselhoff