My kids saw it yesterday and loved it. Action packed and "only a little bit scary." I plan to see it alone at another time. I only wish it hadn't been more than twenty years since I read the trilogy. I recall long days on the couch immersed in the story, only stopping when I had to fix my young husband's dinner. He started reading it, too. It is still the best story I ever read. These movies are certainly doing it justice.