And yet both my mother and I are bucking that trend.

We both really liked the LotR films (I've got both versions, happily), and enjoyed The Hobbit. I'll be getting the soundtrack, DVD, and eagerly awaiting next year's release of Part 2.

 

Unlike with The Dark Knight Rises, which I saw recently, there weren't any moments that stuck out to me as inconsistent or immersion-breaking.

 

Anyone else "geek-out" over the detail in Smaug's eye, or was that just me?

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