Awesome! I got to see it with a decent group of other anime fans, and seeing it on a larger screen was a plus.
I might have to go Ninja stealth back to Seattle and take this poster ;)

Here is a muy blurry shot of Shinji being his silly hat self

And of course me going into the theater. I was subsequently killed off and I am but a ghost speaking to you all.
It was totally worth it.
I felt they did a decent job on the dub. Comparing it to the sub, obviously I am more used to that, but it was done as good as can be expected.
The action was fun to see again. The more I read about the latest movie that opened in Japan, the more I want to see it next.
But this one leaves us at the perfect spot to break till part2
also after the credits, they kept the commercial (that was in the original viewing) for the next chapter.