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[Power Pro]

1 is good
2 is mediocre
3 is flat out bad

Heard the extended version of 2 is legitimately good. No idea if true.

I am trying to figure out how extended versions of any of these could be considered good or better, when a large complaint is that they're all bloated and too long.

 

[Ammogeddon]

Completely inferior to the LoTR trilogy and should not exist. Everything about it screams Hollywood cash grab.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Not worth your time

 

[drganon]

Not as good as the lotr trilogy, but decent enough.

 

[Fools idol]

fellowship of the ring and the unexpected journey are like comparing A New Hope with Episode One.

 

[King Dazzar]

Love them on UHD disc. Smaug is superb.

 

[SEGA_2012]

The books are incredible, the movies are horrible garbage.

 

[Drake]

I remember a buddy and I went to see the third Hobbit movie in theaters. We grabbed a bite to eat and had a few beers beforehand. The third movie was so "good" I ended up sleeping through about half of it at the theater. Granted, the beers had a lot to do with that.

 

[BadBurger]

I didn't care for it. And I say this as a massive Hobbit fan, having read it probably 10 times before I turned 13, and even have a custom made replica of Bilbo's pipe.

I thought the casting of Bilbo and the dwarves was excellent. The first movie started out well, but as soon as they encounter their first obstacle (the trolls) it becomes some kind of bizarre and rambunctious circus affair, and each fight in the trilogy afterwards gets even sillier.

Radagast was done wrong, Seriously. Like WTF.

I'll say Smaug was impressive. Casting Cumberbatch to do the voice was a great choice and they almost - almost - captured how powerful and evil Tolkien intended him to be, but that gold pouring scene and all (again, silly circus fights) kind of ruined it.

2/5 for me.

 

[AV]

First one was okay. Others sucked. Should have been one movie.

The people who like it are the ones that always watch the extended cuts of all three LOTR movies because they just want MORE rather than something actually thoughtfully constructed.

 

[Laptop1991]

I thought they were good considering it was a kids book and wasn't that long, you can't really compare it to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is far better than The Rings of Power anyway, but then again, that's not hard to do!.

 

[JCK75]

My personal opinion is that it's not nearly as good as the original trilogy, It's bloated and imperfect... But I still enjoyed it

 

[EverydayBeast]

They released so much lord of the rings content in such a short period of time.

 

[Musashipan]

I like them
Don't judge me please

 

[DGrayson]

It felt padded. That was the worst part. The whole thing felt like a cash grab. MAYBE they could have justified 2 movies if done extremely well, instead we got 3 average to terrible ones.

Also I am currently reading my son The Hobbit. We just got to Smaug.

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

Should have only been Two movies. Hobbit part 1 and part 2

 

[Fuz]

Spoiler

Fuck you, philippa boyens and fran walsh.

 

[Slouchy]

I'd be curious about what an extremely young zoomer thinks of The Hobbit. That is, does knowing it was a shameless cash grab taint the experience of watching it or does it legit suck as much as I think.

 

[TVexperto]

While the LOTR trilogy had us in awe with its epic storytelling and practical effects, The Hobbit left us scratching our heads. CGI orcs just couldn't match the bone-chilling presence of those real orc props. It's like swapping Sting for a foam noodle. But hey, Middle-earth is a wild ride, and opinions are as diverse as hobbits' second breakfast choices!

 

[kurisu_1974]

Never cared for it.

 

[darrylgorn]

️️️️

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Shyte.

 

[StueyDuck]

First movie is enjoyable the second is long in the tooth and the third is filler the movie and completely unnecessary

 

[Hugare]

Only watched the first one, and kinda hated it

Everyone saying that the first one was "the good one" is not making me any less unexcited to watch the other two

 

[negator2vc]

Only the 1st was good while the rest were meh (2nd) and (3rd)
That's what you get when you try to stretch a book into a trilogy
Of course RoP made them all look good

 

[NahaNago]

I think I might have only seen the first one. It just never grabbed me.

 

[kondorBonk]

Tired to watch them for the second time since release recently.
Same thing happened again. Lost interest and never started the third film. Second movie was just way too stretched out. First one is fun enough.

 

[Fbh]

Oh also her character was completely unnecessary and the love story was silly but I do think Kate from Lost looked cute as an Elf

 

[Tokio Blues]

1 was very good, the others 2 are very very bad. Like, really bro.

 

[Griffon]

It was a potentially good duology that got butchered into a shitty trilogy at the last minute.

I still dream of seeing the original Peter Jackson cuts before the studio-mandated reshoots.