My son and I had been waiting for this movie for a long time. At no time did I kid myself that it would match the book's plot completely, but we were both disappointed at how FAR from the book this movie landed. There were too many instances where they could have easily matched the book to make it more enjoyable... even such minor things as having the demigods wear orange Camp Half Blood T-shirts. That said, the movie itself - as a stand-alone - was definitely entertaining. Two hours did NOT seem like two hours. ...and that's important in the final anaylsis.