I have read all the books, more than once, and was truely excited about the movie. It lived up to the hype. It captured the essence of the book very well, even using many lines directly from the books. However remember this is a movie and certain things (houses, cars, sequences) were changed for reasons that are not up to us (the viewers) to understand. Just remember this is someone elses interpertation. Not what was in your head. Overall, it was well worth it.