I've read all the books, and last night I got to see the movie. It was great, There are a few areas that people might not get if they have not read the books, but you can sill watch it without reading the books and enjoy it. My only complaint would be that it did move a bit to fast, however there is only so much you can cram into a 2 hour time slot, so it had to be fast paced to get it all in. Worth the trip to see it. But I do recomend buying your tickets early, if we hadn't we wouldn't have gotten in.