[Teron]

Well the current Rotten Tomatoes number is at 66%

In my brief quick reading of the main page there...

I'm seeing from the negatives that if you're familiar with the comic, it's great. But it's scattered and confusing for those not familiar with the comic.
Duh...maybe? As with the comic I'm sure a second or third viewing will help. I think I got a lot more out of it the second reading myself. To me that's like saying Aliens just wasn't appropriate for taking the kiddies to and those not interested in sci-fi might leave disappointed.
Duh?

What I'm picking up on the negative reviews, and only the quick summaries...(I don't want to read too much before I see it) is that some people are expecting this to be DIFFERENT than the comic and dumbed down or catered to mass population. In reading between the lines I'm already seeing people hinting the R rating and the content of the story is not for all of the masses so this movie sucks...yeesh.

In that sense I'm thrilled as it means they did stick close to the book(though as one review said no sushi in this one so the ending changed, but I already knew this).

I also see complaints of it being not long enough. I will look forward to the extended top of the heap Blu-Ray in the fall I'm guessing.

Another complaint about CGI and mars...I also expected to see complaints about heavy CGI with the good Dr. too.

I'm going to try to see it this weekend but that might not happen due to being sick. I'm hoping a nice Sunday matinee if I feel better.

For those that have seen it...2 hours 45 minutes...is there an intermission in the middle? I assume not...but The Dark Knight was tough enough to sit through for 2 hours 27 or whatever it was. I will likely see this at least 2x in the theater anyhow but sitting still for 2 hours is tough enough - another 45 minutes on top of that..yech.