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'Iron Man' is the year's best movie so far
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Redlands Daily Facts
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May 9, 2008
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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 particularly interested in.
Outside of the Spider-Man films (which are lots of fun) and the
first ...
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