A little disappointed...

Rating: 4/10 (18 December 2013)

An open letter to Peter Jackson(Director of Lord Of The Rings,and The Hobbit series) Dear Mr. Jackson: I am a big fan of your work,especially the LOTR series...I became a fan of JRR Tolkien's literature in 1979(after watching Ralph Bakshi's animated LOTR movie) So, I and all Tolkien fans,in fact waited for 30 years for a live- action rendition of these classic books.And we were not disappointed! Then we waited a bit longer for the first "The Hobbit" movie(Which I enjoyed,even though elements of the story were deleted,and other aspects were added)...Then waited another year for the 2nd Hobbit movie...And here is where you lost me,as a fan....I understand your target audience are 15-year old video-gamers,so I can see where you want to put in a lot of action scenes,and show off your studio's CGI skills...But you really went over the top,and distorted the story so much,it is almost unrecognizable as a Tolkien story...The first movie had Humor(so did the Book)... I cannot believe the Tolkien estate agreed to this!!! I will not be purchasing the DVD,when it comes out,I'm sorry...A few plot elements: There was no reason to have Legolas in this movie(except for the star-power factor...)The addition of Tauriel(A completely made-up character,never mentioned in the books) was ridiculous!!Your intention of making this a 3 movie series,instead of 2 movies(GREED!!) by adding elements from LOTR appendices sounded like a good idea,I wish you had added those elements!!!! In a series that will eventually encompass 9 hours,there is a lot of room for character development...Here ,there is none...The title is THE HOBBIT!!! Bilbo is reduced to a supporting cast member!! There are 13 Dwarfs!! None of their personalities stood out(In the 1st movie,they were developing,but I guess that idea was scrapped,also...) I have to say,in this fan's opinion,it is really a major disappointment! There will be a 3rd Hobbit movie coming out in December,and I guess people will watch it,out of curiosity...I may watch it,too...to see if the series can be redeemed,but it will really have to be outstanding,and I know you are capable....This could have been two epic movies,that the fans of Tolkien would have cherished for years to come,but your ego has gotten in the way...What a shame!!