The Special Features on the DVD I had (from Netflix) provide one of the rare instances I’ve seen with worthwhile deleted scenes. They show how the relationship between Stark and “Rhodey” (Terrence Howard) cold have been more fully fleshed-out and significant as a subplot.

Plus, the filming/editing info included as headers and footers in the extended version of the rooftop fight scene give a fascinating look at how a seemingly seamless scene can actually be a compilation of live-action scenes and special-effects work that the production crew and other companies involved in the production filmed and created over a period of many months.

I just saw Iron Man 1-and-a-half-times, two nights in a row and loved it, too. One major regret is that my skepticism about yet another Hollywood A-List actor (Downey, Jr.) taking on a comic-based superhero action flick dissuaded me from seeing Iron Man when it was out in the theaters. Having seen it in its entirety, letterboxed on a old-school 27-inch TV and then seeing the second half the next night on a 32-inch LCD flat screen, I could tell how much of its impact I was missing.

The best I can hope for is another viewing in Blu-Ray format on a flat screen at least in the 40-inch range with surround sound and no inhibitions on volume level!