First time through. I definitely do see the "darkening" I've heard about, from book to book. Looking forward to the movie next week, it looks pretty cool.
I've been doing my best to stay away from spoiler threads and articles as I play catch-up. I've already inadvertently heard a thing or two I didn't want to know.
I was surprised how close the first two movies were to the books; and equally at the ways the third diverged from the book. Actually, I thought the movie more focused and clever than the book!
How about you?
Dan
I will be sure not to spoil anything for you. I will say, you have a lot of fun to look forward to, and your assesment of Book 3 and the movie is a common one.
I am really looking forward to the next movie, they have a lot of editing to do.