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As a fan of The Hobbit and all of the LOTR books, I must say this film met and exceeded my expectations. I had a few worries about the film before its release: would the 3D aspect be intolerable and overly used? Would they have enough material to make a film trilogy from one book no bigger than any individual LOTR novel, and most importantly, would the film stay true to the book? I can happily and safely say that the 3D aspect was used more for depth scenery and less for fighting scenes. The Hobbit has plenty more material to make three complete movies that can accurately depict the novel, and Jackson stayed true to the original book. Having read the book over ten times myself, I was happily surprised to find that even much of the dialogue was similar between the film and the novel. In addition, there was a lot that a true LOTR would understand that others wouldn't, but these "inside jokes" don't take away from the film if the viewer isn't a die-hard LOTR fan. Jackson and his team have done another exceptional job to bring to life a book we all know and love, and do it justice on the big screen. I'll be eagerly awaiting the release of the second film with even higher expectations than I had for the first.
