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Who else here was disappointed in the hobbit movies? I thought there was too much CGI and it strayed to much from the book. Reply if you think so too! :)

Rik Ploeg I thought the first movie was wonderful. Stepping out of the cinema that evening I was really exited about it. I loved the fact that they included the…moreI thought the first movie was wonderful. Stepping out of the cinema that evening I was really exited about it. I loved the fact that they included the backstory of The Hobbit into the movie, and that was for me the most important justification for making a trilogy series based on one book. The back story illuminates a lot about the larger relevance of slaying the dragon and the battle of the five armies. In addition, the travels of Gandalf are quite relevant too for the LOTR trilogy, which justifies its incorporation into the movie.

However, I was utterly disappointed by the last movie. It just made no sense at all to me. I could not regard it as a serious effort as the entire thing was not convincing. The battle graphics were very poor, the battle tactics were ridiculous, and the dialogues during the fighting were absurd and laughable. Most importantly, very little of the movie plot was actually based on Tolkien's story. It was a very disappointing end to a high potential movie trilogy.(less)

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