What a thrill to watch. The cast was perfect. Well told and kept you on your feet. ( even knowing how the races would end I still found myself cheering)
I think they did a great job fitting the book into a 2 hr movie. Yes they changed a few things and did not give all the characters as much time as the book did, but overall they did a good job. I wish they had done different special effects with the running in the forrest and tree climbing scenes. Maybe they will have a bigger budget for the next ones to do better special effects.