”IRON MAN” (2008) Review

I had never heard of the Marvel comic hero, Iron Man, until I saw the trailer for the movie, during the early spring of 2008. Mind you, I had heard of Iron Man’s alter ego – Tony Stark. The latter’s name had been mentioned in several Internet Artikel written about Spider-Man. Which is why I could not summon any excitement when I saw the trailer for the movie starring Robert Downey, Jr.

Until the release of 2000’s ”X-MEN”, I have never been that familiar with most of Marvel Comics’ costumed crime fighters – with the exception of Spider-Man, the Hulk...