That's the thing Pige, in the book that scene is sensationally good.
Me and my mates had an obsession about it for ages and would quote extracts to each other endlessly.
We all got invited up to the premiere in Yorkshire but unfortunately I couldnt make it.
They went and met the cast afterwards etc and came back raving about it, saying it was all they'd hoped it would be and more.
So now I'm ridiculously excited and wait for a week or two before my mate sorts out his downloaded copy to show me.
I sit and watch it - with him pretty much looking at me throughout for my reaction rather than the film (he'd already seen it countless times within that week) - and just feel flat.
It was a huge huge let-down for me and not a patch on the book.
The performances are very good but the script fell between two stools. It tried to introduce a mainstream audience to that world yet also attempted to retain its heart. In the end it acheived neither for me.
Soundtrack is incredible though :)