I haven't even watched it yet, and... I'm strangely unexcited about it suddenly. They're making a three-part epos out of a small child story, and I'm starting to doubt it can come out well.
I do look forward to the Battle of the Five Armies however, but that's not for some time
Anyway. Watched the movie. I don't have any comprehensible words to describe the experience, but, well... I did doubt the reasoning behind stretching the story over three movies. I do not have such a doubt any more, and I am welcoming anything Jackson and crew can come up with. The pacing and storytelling is good, the atmosphere is fitting and... I am impressed and will look forward to seeing Smaug next year(?).
Desolation of Smaug is supposed to come out next year, and There and Back Again in 2014.
I saw the movie, and it was great, especially after reading all the books. The movie and the book went pretty much hand-in-hand. Only critiques I have about the movie: The goblin scene stretched out a little long, but wasn't bad. And Gandalf and Bilbo didn't have their ring-smoking contest like they had in the book. Neither a big deal, over all the movie was great.
I really liked who they kept you from seeing Smaug. All you could recognize were a few shadows.
A friend of mine who read the book said they invented some parts to it (i really must read this book!!). Anyway, I am looking forward to watch the next part (like some people in the cinema said: "Till next year, have a nice Christmas!" :P
You really do need to read the book, hey did add lots of parts but it worked beautifully. I'm reading the book again since I've watched it and will be doing so again soon enough.
I must say, the first movie was great. I was a little suspicious when I heard they were dragging it out into three movies, like butter scraped over too much bread. Alas, it was more than what I could have hoped for, being in line with the book quite well so far.
Saw the Hobbit, it was good, but not perfect. The first hour especially has its issues, it was a bit slow and stretched out at times. Anyway, overall it is a well made and fun movie. Definitely looking forward to the sequels.
Most of the stuff added to the movie is from the appendices at the back of RotK, notes from Tolkien, and stuff only alluded to in the Hobbit. Oh and stuff just made up by PJ.
And if you honestly don't know who the Necromancer is, I won't spoil it.
