For those that don't know, Marvel has started to create its own movies as compared to relying on established houses. The first, Iron Man, made a fortune so far. Hulk will start in a few weeks. Through 2011 they plan another Iron Man movie, Thor, Captain America, the Avengers and (strangely) Ant Man. I would guess that a third FF will come out as well.
I was really impressed with the Iron Man movie. They stuck far closer to the actual character than is common in such movies and downy jr (who's live matches many of the habits of Tony Stark)
did an awesome job I thought. This was the second movie (the first being Batman Begins) where I actually thought (if the pace of technology continues) at times it could actually happen.
There is a neat scene at the end of the movie, after the really long credits, that most miss which is well worth seeing. I totally missed (despite following Marvel for decades) the SHIELD reference throughout the film
Its worth seeing if you like superhero movies, well action movies generally.