Aragorn is Da Man! Whoo-boy...
*ahem*
Now that I've got that out of my system, the introduction of Gandalf The White literally took my breath away. His way of speaking has completely changed along with how he looks. I am really looking forward to seeing the full transformation.
Eowyn was beautiful and tragic both at the same time. I still have some issues with her and Aragorn sparring, but that scene was excellent--almost enough to win me over. ;) I had a little trouble figuring out who the new characters were. I think I could tell when Faramir was onscreen, but if Eomer was, I missed him completely, and it took me a while to figure out that was Theoden.
My one complaint is that there wasn't nearly enough of any of the hobbits. We barely got 3 brief moments with Frodo and Sam, one shot of Merry and Pippin and one of just Pippin with Treebeard. I would have been more annoyed with that if I hadn't already figured out that that would be the case.
The way it was put together was fabulous--very well done, even down to the length of time the black screen at the end of FOTR was in place to build the anticipation to the breaking point.
The attendance was pretty good for a 12:30 matinee, the theater it was in was a very nice one, so that was a nice surprise. We didn't cheer or clap after the trailer was over, but I think it was because everyone was still a little awed by it.
I am sure I will have more coherent thoughts later, and after I get a chance to see it again.... ;)