I'm one of those original Trek fans who had serious doubts about this movie. When I started seeing the previews on TV and at the theater, I thought, "hmmm, maybe it'll be okay." I was pleasantly surprised to find that I truly enjoyed the movie! I liked seeing a possible way that our favorite characters met for the first time. It took some getting used to seeing Quinto as Spock, since he's so strong as Sylar on "Heroes," but now I'm convinced. And I truly liked the "new" McCoy, having been a McCoy fan from the early series, which I watched in first-run. Overall, great performances, great plot and fantastic visuals!
I went mostly to humor my husband, who's a comic fan. I found myself quickly caught up in the movie and enjoyed it thoroughly! Robert Downey, Jr. was fantastic! I was so surprised when I realized it was Jeff Bridges in the movie -- didn't recognize him for a while until I heard his voice. He certainly makes a great antagonist! The effects were stunning, too. The Iron Man suit was so cool, it made me wish I could have one to avoid rush-hour traffic in town! <smile> Great movie, a lot of fun! Make sure you stay for all the credits to catch the clip at the very end!
I'd been looking forward to this movie for quite a while (loved 2 of the first 3 movies -- could have done without Temple of Doom). So I was surprised when I kind of dozed off for about 3 minutes during some of the exposition with the communist woman and Indiana Jones. Other than that, I loved seeing Indy again, older and wiser. I thought it was a fair assessment of how he would have aged, both in attitude and chronological age. Some of the effects were a little out there -- come on, 3 falls down a waterfall and the older man held onto the crystal skull all three times??? Loved the interplay between Indy and Mutt -- well done! And the ending was great, too. Overall, a fun experience!