My eyes are circled because of it but I went to see a midnight showing. I loved it, I'll probably see it again over the weekend. Emotionally it was very intense because of the fate of a few major characters, which ultimately I found to be a pretty bold choice. The idea for a cure to the mutant gene worked for me, since it continues the theme of prejudice and stigma. Some of the action sequences were amazing, and I loved how Wolverine and Storm were more center stage this time around, especially Storm.
I went with a friend who had only seen parts of X-2 and explained to her about the Phoenix storyline in the comics, and the way it was adapted for the movie was fine, no more incredulous than what the character's been through in the books. It wasn't as good as the second one, which set a pretty high standard. There were a ton of new characters, most of whom were handled well, especially Beast, Angel and Leech. Yeah, I'm gonna see it again by Monday, good stuff.
Juan