I think overall the way Favs did Iron Man is was definitely one of the most true to the original material, nicely paced, directed, acted super hero films. And Ive seen em all. From Superman to Swamp Thing to Batman (all of em) to Spidey to Hulk (hated it) to Fantastic Four to The Punisher to Ghost Rider.
Overrated: That could be true. Sometimes when movies come out the hype overshadows the actual film, but for me, IM lived up to the hype in almost every area. The only thing that wasnt that great was the score. Besides that it was very good.
You definitely need some kind of personal connection to super heroes for the films to work. Otherwise its just an empty experience. You really need to create characters you can believe and identify with. Iron Man was great in that area. I believed a guy like Tony Stark could change and finally have a true purpose in his life. He was a rich playboy, but in his heart, he wanted to do something meaningful. The capture/imprisonment and death of Yin Sen changed him.
