So I absolutely loved the books, and was excited that the movie was out even thought it was obviously aimed at a younger generation. Don't get me wrong the book is a young adult genre, but the movie really dumbed everything down. The acting and the effects were awful, and I wasn't really expecting much to come out of it anyway. I would definitely not recommend this to someone who has not read the books as it will probably not encourage anyone to actually pick it up and read it, and those who are fans probably have already seen it and are going to see it no matter what anyone says ;-)