OUTSTANDING: Holds true to the original, yet with modern updates

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2008)

I eagerly anticipated this movie for weeks before its debut. It lived up to every expectation I had, despite the fact that I watched every single trailer and preview for the movie. During the movie, I kind of wish I hadn't seen all the previews, but there are so many GREAT scenes in the movie that you realize the trailers are a small part of it.
The only complaint I have about the movie (and it's a minor criticism -- and pretty typical of Stan Lee movies) is that the dialog gets a little cheesy at times. The dialog is especially cheesy (and for some reason this holds true to many movies -- Top Gun, Hunt for Red October and other "chase" movies) when the people back in the control room, who are tracking the "bogie" are interacting with each other. Easily the cheesiest dialog in the movie. Most other times, the movie is extremely well written, VERY well acted (especially by Paltrow and Downey, Jr.) and the special effects are amazing.
The fight sequences are a little overwrought, but at least they're smart enough to keep those parts short and very fast-moving.
In any case, RUN to see this movie.