I was NOT disappointed.

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2013)

Naturally, it would be impossible to include every detail and every nuance of the book, but this director worked at incorporating the elements that had the most impact. The awesome special effects brought the book's images to life, and what had to be left out due to time constraints was not that disappointing. A little... but you'll get over it soon enough. I was also very appreciative of the fact this director chose not to use that 'shaky camera' effect which was used in the opening scene of the first movie. That is so annoying. The movie is nearly 2 1/2 hours, but it went so fast that I was left hungry for more. (No pun intended!) The only negative thing I have is that, for some reason, Liam's character, 'Gale' seems to have aged considerably between making the first and second movie.