R.I.P. Bilbo Baggins!

Rating: 4/10 (13 December 2013)

Peter Jackson seems to have given in to feeding the Attention deficit youth demographic in search of his own pile of dwarven gold! This will be short and from my deepest soul. A better title would serve this creation better, perhaps "Bilbo who?"
The most eloquent and artful writer of fantasy lore would, and should, be turning in his tomb! There is little left of the work if art that is, " The Hobbit" in this skillful adaptation of the afore mentioned tome. Move was well done, well acted and hopelessly Misled by its director. I am very saddened by the product I witnessed last night at the premier. My head hangs low in respect for Dr. Tolkien. His work, if told as written, would potentially be just as long and quite a bit slower of pace but at least it would be the adventure that builds Bilbo Baggins into the mythic character he was to be as told in the original tale...
All the extra fantasy footage that surmises, " what could have been happening whilst the company did other things, is nice but it should have been like little gems or footnotes to an otherwise charming tale. I am unbelievably let down by this effort.
If you have not read the books, you will love this movie, it's awesome as such... Just not the treatment " The Hobbit" deserves, in my most humble opinion.
R.I.P. Bilbo Baggins.... We no longer even recognize you... Too too SAD