Chris Weitz’ The Golden Compass — the highly anticipated adaptation from Philip Pullman’s controversial “His Dark Materials” trilogy — has been a much talked about film leading up to its release week, which is in fact this week. And while the film is getting some solid reviews (read our own Nate Deen’s positive review here), you still may have some trouble deciding whether to spend your money to see it. To simplify the equation, New Line Cinema has released the first five minutes of the film for your viewing pleasure. You can see the clip below, or view it in HD over at Yahoo.