A Pithy Comment to the Spoiled Children of Tolkien - the Beethoven of Fantasy

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2014)

Really ?
"The Interview" gets a 10 in spite of no viewings from a regular audience (so far) and this long awaited and creatively and lovingly story told is wobbling because thousands of folks might have read the source material at least once in a lifetime (or not at all) - and are left wanting?
I got three reminders for comparison:
STAR WARS
Episode 1 The Jar Jar Menace
Episode 2 Something Attacks
Episode 3 A Stiff Transition
Really?
We winge on the failure of Lucas to realize a franchise and ultimately destroy the origins of his own original story and fail to see how cleanly Jackson stayed on the path (beware the moon) of JRR.
Honestly - does we remember the days when this whole HOBBIT franchise was up for grabs and Jackson didn't have a chance at it?
It was the cover of several EW magazines for years.
Ya a bunch of spoiled children who think ya could of done better.
Really?
I am a five time vet of reading the book and two time out loud reader - it was amazing and fun to see the elaborations on the text and the fabricated parts almost always worked and added to the plot.
What are you hoping for - a wooden reprisal in keeping with the first Harry Potter films?
Still buzzed from the entirety and ingenuity and experience of the film ...
Guilty pleasure? Nope. A satisfaction that I do not recall having with any of the previous films and uncertain as to why.
Of course we know our reviews and impressions are incomplete until the extended edition is released.
And on that note:
The first had 13 extra minutes
The second had 26 extra minutes
Do the math
The third (and sixth) and final = might just have 52 extra minutes.
Pllllll.
Why don't you kiss her already?
Say what?
Aww- youth is wasted on the wrong people.
In conclusion.
What is it with our culture that perpetuates this ongoing failure to "like" while simultaneously walks on to the next thing 2 minutes later?
How do we cultivate appreciation for the hard won?
These movies were dreaded upon (initial) announcement and then surprised us all with scope, faithfulness, and grandeur.
Easily the best of this trilogy - and not a greater story compared to the former - but neither is the book - so lets be real.
If we want to rant - then lets rant about the complete absence of Tom Bombadil - right?
And why didn't Gandalf share his pipe with Bilbo at the end?
George Kennedy at least gave Clint a beer at the top following his great climb.
What a Bogart.
And why does it take so long for another story from JRR like GOT to come along before we enjoy this capturing of the epic, the important, and the ultimately relevant?
Let us be occasionally thankful.
Tolkien was the Beethoven of fantasy.
I'm guessing this is the final Tolkien film for a time in my lifetime.
And Jackson's riff is the one to beat.
Looking forward to the "mad max" round two remake in the decades ahead.
Can't wait to see it.