As someone that grew up with the original "coming" of the Stan Lee stable of Marvel superheros of the sixties, I must say that this incarnation of Iron Man is one of the best screen adaptations of a Marvel character yet! It is true to the legend of Iron Man, and the writers did a excellent job of moving his origin to fit in with today. I never would have thought that Robert Downey, Jr could pull off Tony Stark, but he does!!! I loved the little things, like keeping Pepper and Happy in the story, and that pesky agent that turns out works for SHEILD! And the usual "after the credits" set up of Nick Fury was a pleasant surprise! In all, the "old-timers" that grew up with, read and collected, and followed the original telling of Iron Man WILL enjoy this movie!!! But more importantly so with those that have never picked up a Iron Man comic book!