*SPOILERS* If you are one of the five people in the world that haven't read the book or seen the cartoon.
- Peter Jackson and Co did their usual outstanding job with this latest edition to Middle Earth. The same attention to detail that went into the Lord of the Rings was here. My only criticisms are that a large number of the goblins were CG and lacked the depth, texture and variety of the Mordor Orcs or the Moria Goblins, and it was fairly easy to forget that three of the company were dwarves unless they were standing near Gandalf or some other tall folk.
- In addition to what is "seen" in the book and cartoon, we a treated to a couple of new scenes dealing with what Gandalf was up to when he was separated from the Dwarves and Bilbo. We are also treated to a couple of new villains, one is the Necromancer who's true origin many will know but I will not say as it is sort of a spoiler. The other is an Orc that was named in book in passing, and much like Lurtz and Gothmog the Lesser, was given a larger role on screen. This new orc ties together several different scenes in the book nicely and is a good addition in my opinion. I was also happy to see Radagast the Brown make an appearance in the book, and I'm hoping that Beorn makes the cut in the next film.
- The movie ends around the halfway point of the book, just as the Dwarves are reaching Mirkwood, and it appears that the actually tale told in the Hobbit will wrap up in the second movie and the third will finish tying the two trilogies together.
Can't wait till next Christmas to see the next part!
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