Some of my friends loathed it, some loved it. I waited until the last possible moment to see it, and saw it in 2D, and don't think I missed much by the choice.
I'm going to write something coherent at some point, but since it's now out of the theaters, I'm not going to worry about spoilers. These are just impressions, not fully fleshed out thoughts.
1) Nice juxtaposition between image and action for the "founders" (big, round, friendly eyes--not-so-friendly behavior)
2) Michael Fassbender continues to impress. But, wow, he's short.
3) Charlize Theron was wasted in her role.
4) Idris Elba. :-)
5) I don't understand the David/O'Toole's T. E. Lawrence connection. I'm sure it was supposed to "reveal" something, but I didn't catch it/didn't understand it. And I've seen Lawrence of Arabia multiple times. And read about the real Lawrence. Need to think about it.
6) The critic's lampooning of the Jurassic Parkness of it was well-grounded, but sort of missed the point.
7) Nope. Still don't like horror movies. Had to keep my eyes shut--a lot.
8) Clearly, they're hoping for a sequel (Sara and David Visit Othrys?), but, really, haven't we seen that already? Isn't that the Terminator films?
9) What is it with Ridley Scott and heroines? I'm sure his psychiatrist wonders, too.
10) Should have gone to Magic Mike. Soderburgh also makes my head hurt, but in a totally different way.
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