This is the first time in a long time that I have paid to see a movie at the theaters, but I was not disappointed. I went to the 3D (would have gone IMAX if available) and it more than lived up to the promise. We were transported to Pandera for nearly 3 hours, and didn't want to leave. Not many of the sub-plots were very original, but that's because those plots are archetypes! I've seen a lot of movies, but it is the rare movie that I'd recommend spending the bucks to see it at a theater (make it Digital-3D or IMAX!)