Well, I finally made it to see Iron Man and it was everything I hoped for. Tons of cool stuff prior to the big showdown between Iron Man and Iron Monger but of course the final battle at the end was the best. If you knew what to look for, you would have noticed there were traces of the Mandarin in the movie. I doubt if he’ll be the bad guy in Iron Man 2, but I’m sure there will be more indications that he’s the threat behind everything.
And speaking of the sequel, it’s a bummer we have to wait two years to see Iron Man 2. It’ll let me make some progress on this site in the meantime though.