I haven't seen any consensus or any discernible pattern in the reviews so far -- major or minor media, bloggers or critics, comic die-hards or "it was a comic book?" -- I've seen disturbingly polar responses from everyone. But after decades of waiting to see this little exercise play out, oh, hell, there's no way I'm staying home for this. (And your, and your mother's, response gives me hope.)

I bought my tickets...thirty-five minutes ago.