I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I felt that the second movie in this series was a little slow moving and not up to par with the first one. This movie was more emotional and I felt like I was really rooting for them.
After having read all the books and seeing this movie, I can't wait for the other ones. This was true to the book w/o taking too much time to develop the characters or plot, but it also kind of gave you a hint of what was to come. Very good!