Didn't expect to like it... but I DID!!!

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2012)

I am always suspicious when I go in to watch "teen-hero" movies. It's just not my style and I am starting to think I am getting old :) I can never connect with the younger characters and can never empathize with them like I did when I was in my teens.
I did not expect to like this movie but I DID!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I must point out that I have not read the books so I can't offer an opinion on whether they were true to the books etc. What I can say is that this movie takes you to a wonderful trip into a new world and that even though the main actors are not well-known, they make you like them... heck, I even shed a tear or two!!
I would have liked a little more background in general as I kinda had the feeling the movie went off on the assumption that most viewers would have read the book. And also, the shaky camera was really, really, really annoying and dizzying. Other than that, I loved it. It was fast paced, did not bore you and was to the point. I can't wait for the sequel.. and I will probably go buy the books now.