I am not a Peter Jackson fanatic, I am not a Hobbit Lover, I am not particularly fond of Fantasy, yet I just loved this movie

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2012)

I am not a Peter Jackson fanatic, I am not a Hobbit Lover, I am not particularly fond of Fantasy, yet I just loved this movie. I do not get all the negative reviews of this movie, I almost decided to forgo seeing it in the theater after hearing a bad review on radio. I can't imagine what motivates the reviewers. I expected to be asleep about halfway through the dwarf dinner scene, instead I felt like I was visiting with old friends. It was perfect. I believe I read the Hobbit 40 years ago more or less, and as I said I am no fanatic, but it felt comfortable seeing it on screen. And yes I know it is greedy for them to turn one book into three movies so they can generate more revenue, but hey...I don't care, I am just happy there are two more movies to see. It makes the experience last longer. I also wonder why reviewers critique this movie like it was a contemporary drama. It is a Fantasy based on a book for god's sake. So what if the movie does not follow the book exactly, which movie based on a book does? Go see this with an open mind and you will not be disappointed.