Saw it tonight, I was pleased with just about everything except the bridge of lyra's nosexD It bugged me really bad to stare at xD
They changed the order of a couple of major events, but all the major events were there barring the ending (I read it was going to be in the second movie, to increase the draw).
Churchgoers will be pleased with it, I believe, but I don't know how they will resolve that with the future movies.
Hollywood threw in a few flashy things that I thought were unnecessary, but they aren't very important.
Stu said it moved too fast for him to really care for the characters, and I guess if you don't already know them that would probably be true.