Mrs G and tried to go to an early show but it was all but sold out so we went to the 7 pm show.
She's not a fan of most comic book movies. She liked the Spider-man films and she likes some genre films and TV shows ("Lost" is currently her favorite show). But, for example, she didn't like any of the Batman films (even "Begins").
About half an hour into the film, she whispers to me "Wow. This is really a great movie."
I gotta agree. This is up there with the first Superman and Spiderman 2 in terms of the best comic book movies. And I think that "Dark Knight" is going to have a hard time not getting overshadowed by this film.
The only significant weak part of the film was that Terrance Howard's voice seemed way too fey for Jim Rhodes. I sort of wish they'd gotten, for example, Dennis Haysbert from "24" to play Rhodey. But even that was a relatively minor beef.
Oh, and the scene after the credits. Because of this board I knew it was coming and we waited for it. Very few of the audience did, of course.
Warning, Spoiler:
But waaaay up behind us in the back of the theater, there was a group of guys in their late teens.
When Sam Jackson turned around, said he was Nick Fury and wanted to talk to Stark about "the Avengers initiative," one guy in that group let out this bizarre moan/screech of joy. It was fucking hilarious. I think it was the first audible geekasm I've ever heard.
