Iron Man

Iron Man is everything Spider-Man 3 wasnt: Action-packed, plot-driven (without a hundred little subplots), serious, organic characters, and really funny. How surprising, given that with Fantastic Four and Spider-Man have become childish little franchises with no plot or weight to anything.

Tony Stark is a billionare arms dealer who is reckless and cynical. He cares about business. So when he develops a deadly weapon in Afghanistan called the Jericho, he is kidnapped by terrorists who demand that he build them the Jericho or they kill him. Stark, in lieu of the missile, decides to build an armored suit that can shoot missiles, has a flamethrower, and best of all, can fly. He blasts his way out of the prison.

When he returns, he stops selling weapons immediately. This angers many in his company, including Obidiah Stone. Instead, he focuses on using his suit for good under the name Iron Man, but also uses it to fly for fun in a hilarious scene. But terrorists build the Jericho and are focused on firing it, and a duplicate of the suit is made and put in the wrong hands...

Iron Man is the most fun, most detailed, and possibly best movie so far this year. A great way to kick off the summer! A