After being busy selecting some home lighting, I only have time to talk about Iron Man now.

I am a big Marvel Comics fan, always have been, but I shall be amongst the first to throw stones at Marvel and Hollywood for the way they’ve treated so many of me childhood heroes on the silver screen. “Spiderman” was fine, but all the rest of the lot were… well, less than good.

Then comes “Iron Man“. I was expecting “Fantastic Dare-Hulk 7″ but what I got was something different entirely. It was really good.

“Iron Man” is well casted, well played, and indeed, well made.

The action sequences doesn’t steal the picture absolutely, as have been the case with earlier superhero films; nor does the film lack character development. The humor works, for a change, and although this film absolutely is sci-fi d’or, it somehow doesn’t seem that far fetched. It is made believable, or at least acceptable.

Blissfully happy as a stay-at-home mum to daughter Apple and baby son Moses, Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow was cajoled into accepting her new film role in Iron Man – a big-budget, big-screen version of the Marvel Comics’ superhero.

“I was torn at first, because my babies were little and I was wondering whether I really wanted to work,” admits Paltrow, 35.

But Paltrow was really tempted by Robert – he’s one of her favourite actors. Besides, it could be fun to do something commercial for a change.

“And it was a great experience. I’d always wanted to work with Robert; he’s so inventive and spontaneous.”

Paltrow plays Virginia “Pepper” Potts, the executive assistant to Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Read more »

What are U.S. moviegoers dying to watch on the big screen next ? Well, according to a recent poll, here are the top 10 most anticipated movies or cheap DVDs:

1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2. The Dark Knight (Batman Begins 2)

3. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets

4. American Gangster

5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

6. Iron Man

7. I Am Legend

8. Get Smart

9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

10. Charlie Wilson’s War

What movie are you looking forward to watching?