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Well, it won't be just anyone who knows where you are, just the other person with the account who is friends with you.
Yes, there are some great robot fight scenes, nefarious villains, a few human interest plotlines, even characters that seem like genuine people, but the new movie Iron Man is really about the lab, and its ridiculously cool toys.
I have to say that the big robot fight scenes played only second fiddle (though it was an awesome second fiddle) to Stark's lab. I want to build one SO BAD. If only I knew how. I think I seriously drooled when I saw the holographic design projector attached to the computer...and almosed died when I saw how techy his house was. Too bad the arc reactor is so unrealistic - oh the problems one of those things would solve.
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