Now maybe I'm biased, being the enormous Iron Man comic book fan that I am (I went in costume), but this film has got to be the greatest foray into super-hero flicks to date.
Produced in-house by Marvel, Iron Man gets everything "right" when it comes to character development. Nothing seems glaringly modernized, all of his greatest supporting cast members are wonderfully portrayed (including Happy Hogan), and the action sequences are fluid and dazzling.
Unlike previous CG super-hero attempts, Iron Man doesn't come off as computer animated; throughout the movie, my eyes were convinced that there really was a dude in a suit flying about and shooting beams and rockets at folks. It was such a sight to behold, it was enough to make me giggle. Yes, I giggled. It was truly fabulous.
If you feel that the genre is played out, go watch March of the Penguins 2. If you want to have a lot of fun, go see IRON MAN.