My son has read all of the books and was really looking forward to this movie. We took 7 10-year-old boys to this movie for my son's bday party and it did not disappoint. Lots of action, cool special effects. It was all a bit too loud for me, but that may have been a factor of where we sat or just my age. All the kids loved it and 2 were seeing it for the second time. Great movie!