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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! :)

F. Dum I am quite mad at Jackson. His epic action approach worked well for LOTR, but for this charming children's book, it just sucks. Also, what kind of dwa…moreI am quite mad at Jackson. His epic action approach worked well for LOTR, but for this charming children's book, it just sucks. Also, what kind of dwarves are THAT? Downsized teen idols with f*cking BEARDS? C'mon!! And this bloody lovestory!!! Between a DWARF and an ELF!!!! And all these senseless killings!!!!! AaaaaAAAAaaargh. (I've run out of exclamation marks.) I didn't even watch the third part, and I don't want to.

To me, the film just feels like a ripoff -- "oh hey, let's make a lot of money; we got the CGI already, so we'll keep it cheap, the sheep will flock to the cinemas anyway". And this is not what you should do to this wonderful, subtle, lovable, good-hearted children's book.(less)

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