I'm going to keep this short, and try not to give away any of the spoilers. I never really read the comics, but I was familiar with Iron Man. If I hadn't been familiar with Iron Man, this movie would've explained everything well enough that I would have no problem explaining it to anyone else. This isn't just a comic book movie, it's a masterpiece among comic book adaptions. Compared to X-Men or Spider-man, this movie feels more grown up, which is probably what made me enjoy it so much. Not to say I didn't enjoy X-Men or Spider-man, but they just didn't have the same feeling that Iron Man did. I will be seeing this again. Oh, and if you're not in a hurry once the credits start rolling, stick around, at the end a certain well-known person makes an appearence.