Of course the book was better, when is that ever not true? It seemed like every scene was very rushed. I would have rather sat in the theater longer for more details. Even though the scenes where short they derived from the book. I went in the movie with the understanding that it was low budget. I was worried that the leaping from tree to tree was going to be as cheesy as the 80's superman, but it wasn't that bad. Ultimately I liked it and I can't wait to see the rest of the saga. You know they can only get better. They will definitely have more money next time and with all of the feedback they can be great. Catherine Hardwick seems to want to please the fans, she's great too! I will see this movie again.