Orrite, but went very fast

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2006)

What struck me about this one was how *fast* things seemed to happen... I think you can tell that this was a book that made the transition to a movie. It's one of those movies where "bits" are missing. Sometimes it seems like a highlights package for the full movie... Or maybe for the book. Mind you I've never read the book, so maybe I'm talking nonsense. (c: The start was well paced. It introduced everything very well... There just seems a point where everything went *too* fast.
Mind you the movie certainly has its moments. The effects are glorious - if you can fool yourself into believing the CGI effects. Somehow I have trouble with that... I mean, an effect is an effect, but for some reason the CGI ones are less believable than the "human-generated" ones. Odd.
Most people I went with loved this movie, so maybe you will too. For me, I'm off to read the book! The movie whetted my appetite a little... Now I want to "see" the rest of it. (c: