Interesting, maybe I would have had more tolerance if I'd read the book first, I was just so upset when I realized that in the book there was no love interest (she was "just a girl"), there was a hugely important dynamic with the main characters father, and - this is the biggie - they had really cool mechanicle armor that wasn't even mentioned in the movie. Also you had the unisex bathroom thing in the movie where in the book the women were VERY seperated from the men, a great dealt of time was spent on this very issue. I thought what was left after they changed everything from the book was a somewhat silly violent satire about killing bugs, completely lacking the effect that the book had.

Sounds like I may have the same issues with MR . . . bummer. I really need to start reading the books first so I don't get dissillusioned.