'Iron Man' is the year's best movie so far

From: Redlands Daily Facts | Date: May 9, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

REDLANDS - As the Daily Facts' resident comic book nerd, I have been saddled with the responsibility of reviewing this summer's handful of superhero movies. The first of this group, "Iron Man," just might be the best film 2008 has thrown at us this far.

To further explain, my geekiness is highly specialized. I am partial to characters who come out of comics produced by DC Comics. Superman and Batman are DC's top two heavy-hitters. Marvel Comics, a company responsible for such characters as Spider-Man, the Daredevil and the Incredible Hulk, hasn't churned out a body of work that I have been ...

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