You are all fools if you didn't like it. Just like the critics.

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2013)

I'm not petty, I'm not going to review this movie a high score just to up its average user rating. Some of you gave it a 1/10 even though you thought it was a 5/10, just to bring down the rating. That just makes you look petty and ignorant. So congratulations, you know who you are.
As for personal reasons as to why I believe this movie was a complete masterpiece, I have many.
While it has all the familiarity of a Lord of the Rings film, it also sets itself apart and gives itself it's own voice. The Hobbit brings new characters to light to love and cherish, while still keeping around characters we already know. Howard Shore's music, while also familiar, invites new style to go along with the new Dwarven theme of the film.
Most of the negative reviews I've read on here have solely to do with the differences made between the film and the book. Luckily I've read the book, so I can dispel all of your claims and name you idiots. Truly, they did make changed from Tolkiens original work, but the changes were subtle and some would say even necessary. They added in characters (Frodo, Galadriel, etc...) but that is solely for movie-goers who haven't read the book. Plus who doesn't like seeing them on screen again? Weirdos.
They also tuned more into the story of the Pale Orc, where in the book he was merely mentioned briefly. Most likely to add depth and longevity to the films. No doubt they will do the same with the Necromancer in the next film.
While I wholeheartedly agree that the book could have faithfully been interpreted in two films rather than three, I'm also not one to complain about spending MORE time in Middle Earth. Ergo, all of you complaining might not be as big of fans as you think. ;)
The dialogue in critical scenes (the introduction of the Dwarfs to Bilbo, the Gollum scene, etc) remained completely loyal to the book. If anything Jackson gave the dwarfs mentioned less in the book more personality by giving them more time on screen.
I hope to have cleared some of that up for you all. Reading reviews on here has been a painful task, with all the whining and complaining over SIMPLE changes that do not affect the overall outcome of the films. When adapting books to screen, changes must be made. Anyone who read Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and the many others should know this. While we can expect Jackson to cover most parts of the books in his movies (minus a few Dwarven songs, perhaps) we can also expect him to add things to draw the movies through three instead of two, which arguably could've fit things in more tightly and accurately.
But I said it once and I'll say it again, I'm NOT going to complain about more movies. If Jackson really did make 18 or 19 Hobbit films like in that SNL skit, I'd gladly see them all.
Deuces, Biggilos.