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Why You Should Heart an Iron Man

Published on Sunday, September 27 2009
Written by Super User
Despite what the PG-13 rating might suggest, Iron Man holds a wide appeal to women of all ages, their older (though no likely any more mature) boyfriend and of course your neighborhood gay. I mean hello, costumes and big explosions? Sign me up for that shizz.And Iron Man is an old school American hero. He stretches back to comic book giant Marvel's golden age " with the story updated for today's audience.His appeal"been around since the 50s but the story has been updated to modern times, the robot man then as now is a fascination if not impending reality. What about super robot pants? That would be hot, you could run to the store in under a minute flat without even breaking a sweat.Why it's worth watching:1)" " "  Robert Downey Jr. 2)" " "  Gwennie in her first action movie role 3)" " "  Big splosions 4)" " "  Crazy special effects 5)" " "  Robert Downey Jr. 6)" " "  You want to cheer on the good guys 7)" " "  Theatre popcorn 8)" " "  Serious, not corny 9)" " "  Robert Downey Jr. 10)" " "  That rockin' 70s theme song