(My dream guy: a man who always has a hard-on…)
CAST: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb.
DIRECTOR: Jon Favreau
FAVORITE OF: Fan
IN A NUTSHELL: Billionaire industrialist/playboy Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gets taken hostage by a bunch of Afghani terrorists (or something) and has to build what looks like a knight-in-rusty-armor-with-serious-firepower outfit to escape. When he gets back to civilization AKA The United States, he decides to change his life by no longer making weapons of mass destruction - and turning into… Iron Man. Aided by Air Force pal Rhodey and loyal assistant/friend Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Tony sets out to save the world with his new and improved costume. Unfortunately, baddie Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) has got other plans. Will Tony and his posse triumph? Or will Obadiah best them? And the most important question of all: what the fuck kind of name is "Pepper Potts"? Why not just call her Christmas Jones while they’re at it?
WHY HE LOVES THIS MOVIE: He didn’t really say. I can only assume it’s because it’s a fun, well-made, exciting superhero movie that doesn’t insult your intelligence. At least that’s what I thought. And the cast is awesome, especially Robert Downey Jr., who proves that bad boys sometimes finish first.
