While I don't think this movie was quite the same caliber as Iron Man, I did extremely enjoy it. I was glad when they disregarded the first movie and didn't attempt to make Edward Norton's Banner into the type Eric Bana played (though I did like Eric Bana as well).
The action sequences were greatly entertaining, and the non-action sequences were well written, directed, and acted as well. I would certainly recommend any fan of Marvel comics to go see this movie, especially since there are preludes to greater things to come!
All I have to say is that I don't even much care for Iron Man (out of all the Marvel characters anyway) and I LOVED this movie! Robert Downey, Jr. was excellent, and I hardly recognized Jeff Bridges! They were both quite excellent in their roles, along with Gwenyth Paltrow and Terrence Howard. For his directorial debut, Jon Favreau gets an A+ from me! Way to go Marvel! Iron Man is an excellent way to start your production company, and I'm greatly looking forward to The Incredible Hulk now!