Loaded up the teens and 12 year olds to go see the movie yesterday, here was the group consensus:
1) It is as good as Spider-Man 1 and X-Men 1 as far as Marvel comic book movies.
2) Armor was well done, comedy was very subtle but funny.
3) Robert Downey pulled Stark off, very good acting on his part.
4) Political aspect was balanced and Stark being converted from careless playboy to concerned citizen was well done.
5) Everyone was looking forward to Iron Man 2.
We stuck around for the after-the-credits scene. Tony Stark walks into his house and Nick Fury, boss of SHIELD (played by Laurence Fishburne), who talks to him about getting involved in the Avengers Project