Ever since I saw the first trailers, I was thinking that this movie might not be bad at all. Of course trailers are meant to make a film look as good as possible, so I was still skeptical. And I all read online was fanboys complaining, complaining, complaining (about the previews and the designs of the toys, etc.).
Then the toys hit, and people started calming down it seemed, at least the toys were cool. Still a lot of complaining about the look of the movie, but there were fewer riots in the streets.
Now I am hearing from virtually everyone who saw the movie that it was either a lot better than they thought it would be, or they loved it. That's such awesome news, because I really am excited about going to see it. I am going tomorrow night with my wife and another couple (only my second movie in the theatres since Indy 4!) and I can't wait.