I also think the pace was to fast. I understand the restraints of the format, but there was so much they were not able to put in. It really felt like a movie for the fans. There were many times in the theater where we were all freaking out and I was thinking,"If I brought a friend who hadn't read the book first, they would be total lost right now". I'm not shure how big the appeal will be to non book viewers. There were also a few parts I felt were played a little cheesy, but that wont stop me from seeing it again in the theaters. Mabey a few more times. I here the more you see it the more you catch, partly because it does move so fast. Here's to testing the theroy!