Outstanding film, great time

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2011)

Here's how I feel about it in one sweeping oversimplification: If you love movies, you're going to love this movie. That is of course unless you've grown cynical and bitter and can no longer tolerate genre-entertainment.
It has everything I want in a movie. Adventure, action, suspense, humor, and relatable characters who experience things the way humans do. Sure, there were a couple moments at the end where I thought, "Really?", but Abrams and the gang were savvy enough to put almost every objection my overly-rational grown-up mind had throughout the picture and put skeptical words into the mouth of a nearby character, thereby stealing my ammunition.
I don't think you need to love movies in order to enjoy this ride, but if you love movies or, especially, if you've ever made one of your own, I don't see how you could dislike it.
Plus all the sci-fi-ish stuff was badass.