re: The Hobbit Trilogy

I also agree with the 1st one being the best, which is the minority opinion on this board I think. I felt that it captured "the spirit of the book the most". I know that's a vague and poetic term but I don't know how else to describe it. I know there is no action at all but the first 40 minutes of that movie in Bilbo's house I felt was one of the best stretches in any of the 3 movies, perhaps because it generally stuck to the book pretty well there.

I also have no issue with PJ diverting from the book, especially where it makes sense when referencing other Tolkien books (like Legolas being in Mirkwood for example)

I really didn't care much for the 3rd one but I did enjoy the arrival of the Dwarvish army and the Dain was great. I had looked forward to that scene since I read it in the book for the first time years and years ago. Disappointed in the battle as a whole though. I found it confusing and hard to tell where everyone was (armies I mean, not necessarily specific characters)

I also wish PJ had kept using the Dwarvish theme music that was often played in the first one. I thought that was a really good one.


Smaug-Bilbo scene was great.