More scenes with the birdshit guy, please

One full disc will comprise of nothing but footage of Peter Jackson quietly reading the entirety of the Hobbit by himself.

It's crazy to think about how that kid grew up to be John Krasinski.

To me, the most annoying part about the length of these movies is having to read post after post by film hobbyists mathing out the length of the book and the length of the movies and then agonizing over why both aren't exactly equal.

Just one more year of these posts.

I didn't see this movie in the theater. So, should I even bother to see this thing? I was a fan of the LOTR books back in the day, and the movies in a more recent day. So, would I enjoy this enough to make it worthwhile even though it has its problems?

There are readers who appreciate the film's expansion down various new subplots, and there are readers who think Jackson completely missed the point of the book. I'd say give the theatrical edition a rent. It might work for you. There's enough "Hobbit" still intact that seeing moments from the book come to life should work to some degree.

At the very least, Peter Jackson is back in Middle-Earth, which means lots of helicopter shots of very, very pretty scenery.

Thanks. Also, this is brilliant:

"....stuffed with noisy pointlessness, like a mattress made of Furbys"

It's been a while since I read the books. I remember the hairy hobbit feet but not the disgusting and bizarre ears.