David, thankyou for your review, a great review as always. I was going to blind buy this movie but decided to rent it first. Boy am I glad I did that. I found the books quite enjoyable but did not have that experience with this movie. There were a couple of humorous moments but generally I found myself sitting though this movie mostly unsmiling. With the books especially the first, I found myself laughing out loud in places, something I rarely do.
I do agree it is a stunning picture especially during
I certainly wouldn't recommend this to anyone not familiar with the source material and this viewer who loved the books was extremely disappointed in the movie. Of course that's just my opinion. I know others have enjoyed it immensely.