I Liked it.

Rating: 7/10 (6 October 2008)

Iron Man is cool. It was great that they picked Robert Downey Jr to play the lead.
Too often they choose very clean cut bland types and then the super hero movie becomes bland, with no interesting dimensions. That is why Spiderman was so popular as both a comic book and as a movie.
The director did a great job of capturing the feeling of the Iron Man comic book series. The cinematography was really good and the scoring fit in just right.
Nowadays, with all of the special effects that it requires to make a movie, Iron Man steps up to the plate and still keeps it interesting. Although, like many other cinema devices, computer generated effects will soon overstay its welcome. Audiences will probably again look for "story." Iron Man fulfilled it's promise to telling a good story. But big special effects projects beware - We're getting used to the effects, concentrate on story!
I recommend Iron Man and am anxious to see where they go with a sequel.