It was the first time in a long time that "suspension of disbelief" happened to me.
The visuals were so well done that I just kicked back and accepted it all at face value.
It's hard to think it can do justice to the book... there's just not enough time... but it did seem to push the craft of movie making towards a new standard... where special effects make not so special stuff seem really special.
Awesome.
best regards,
mike