Great interpretation of the beloved book

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2014)

Having read the book several times by myself and to my children, I had my own set of expectations of course and was especially hoping to find certain scenes in the movie.
The fear of finding a movie which ruined the story wasn't there, because I trust these film makers.
The movie was even better than I expected. Yes, some scenes I hoped for weren't in it, one of my favourite ones from the book included and there were new additions, but it was all done in taste and it didn't hurt the story the way the movies are telling it. And we should consider this movie more of a prequel to LOTR movies instead of just a screen adaptation of the book alone.