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Iron Man = Best Comic Book Movie Ever

OK, so maybe I'm a little to fresh off of my viewing of "Iron Man." But for the following reasons, I think it's the best comic book movie ever (as always, this is in bullet points):

* No other actor has so perfectly been cast as the hero than Robert Downey Jr. Christian Bale was great in "Batman Begins," but, as we've seen with other Batman films, other people can play the caped crusader quite well. * The CGI and effects were the best yet. I could feel in the pit of my stomach, what it was like to fly with Iron Man and at times it was hard to distinguish what was real from what was computer generated. The Spiderman movies all felt too CGI for me at various points. * The level of geekdom was unmatched. Hints, spoilers, cameos, etc. They were all great. * The supporting cast. This is a tough one for me. Michael Caine was perfectly cast as Alfred and I liked Liam Neeson as a supporting actor, too. My biggest complaint against Batman Begins is the villain, however. I like Cilian Murphy and Scarecrow, but it didn't feel as epic and threatening as Iron Monger did. Also, Pepper Pots was the best love interest in a comic book movie so far. The other knock against Batman Begins is Katie Holmes as the love interest. Blech! * The origin story was fantastic, though this is the only area where I'll concede that Batman Begins was better.

Feel free to disagree. Comment and tell me how big of a wanker I am, even.