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Just saw it. I'm pretty tired, which usually makes my reactions more negative, but that was awesome. Great emotional mix. Great mix in general. It was just epic enough without being crazy out there, the characters were a blend of strength and weakness, there was great action, great personal moments, a great balance between funny moments and moments with gravitas. The stakes felt 'real' although I thought the setup at the beginning was a little bit too vague. But I've always thought the strength of Whedon's work is that he never treats his audience like they're stupid, never dumbs down what he does, and that approach works great in this film. You get introduced to everyone but without the standard long, dull exposition explaining everything to we the moron audience. He just straps us in and goes full speed, dares us to keep up, and it works great. Tonally it's the polar opposite of Nolan's dark and gritty work, but it's the same thing in spirit: a 'comic book' movie for people who don't dismiss comic books in general as being silly things for kids.
So much to like about it. I could go on and on and on....
(I should add that I saw it on a normal digital screen, no "IMAX", no 3D - glad I didn't spend the extra $$$ because I didn't need to; it was awesome without it)
Oh, and total tangent: the Prometheus trailer looked so amazing on the big screen. God, I can't wait for movie that to hit.
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