This afternoon I went to see Iron Man with my pal Andrew. Big fun – exactly what a superhero movie should be. Definitely a cut above some recent superhero mediocrities; the A-list cast certainly didn’t hurt. Robert Downy Jr. has become one of my favorite actors in recent years.

So, naturally:

Oh, and I don’t think I’m giving anything away by mentioning that this classic Suicidal Tendencies song is playing during one scene where Stark is working in his lab:

p.s. Dan McCarthy has a good take on the movie (with spoilers) from a suitably comic geeky p.o.v. I liked how it tipped its hat to the fanboys (SHIELD, Jarvis, etc.) without being inaccessible to normal people – er, I mean, non-comic fans.