Marvel began its studio driven productions with a bang as I was thoughly entertained with Iron Man. If kicking off the summer movie season was not enough of a burden how about kicking off a studios fortunes. Marvel shows it knows and loves the characters it has held close to heart with a well balance, funny and adrenaline charged movie. Robert Downey proved that not all fanboy talk should be embraced as he clearly has a great time and captures the heart of Tony stark. Paltrow is perfect as Pepper Potts and I really was surprised by Jeff Bridges whose look and take on the villan role was a big part of the movies success. Iron Man is going to enjoy a great summer and it managed it will drive buzz for Marvel's next big step with the Incredible Hulk. The clip after the credits role will have all die hard fans counting down the days to Iron Man 2!!!!