Critics what a mistake

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 2013)

When I first heard the reviews from the 'experts' I was a little disheartened to say the least, but the truth is I shouldn't have been worried.
This movie was so EPIC i'm speechless. I went with high expectations because Peter Jackson is awesome, but man, they weren't high ENOUGH.
I couldn't see any flaw in this movie at all, they do change the way some events happened, but they're details and don't really change the story, actually you can tell they were needed.
A problem I thought I would have was with the amount of Dwarfs names I would have to remember, it turns out this was not nearly as arduous as I thought it would be through the progression of the story.
Jackson also adds some information, but he did say beforehand that he would, and is taken from other Tolkien stories, and as I haven't read them, I was very happy with the change because they were things I didn't know.
The way the movie starts is very clever, and the whole introduction before the journey is almost exactly like the book, which I enjoyed very much.
The fights scenes, just exactly as LOTR are INCREDIBLE,very well done, and with some funny moments as well. The cast is flawless, I think every actor portrays their character to perfection, I was happy with all the acting choices.
The Hobbit exceeded all my expectations and I am very excited to watch the next two movies.
8.5/10 :D