The Hobbit. I don't have time to write an extensive review, but I will just say that I should never have worried. I greatly enjoyed it. It seems those who criticize it expected it to be more like LOTR or more faithful to the book. Again, it's a different tale than LOTR, and to expect the same thing defeats the source material. But I also thought that it was surprisingly faithful to the book for an adaptation for film, and all expanded material made sense in context of the greater conflict of the series. My biggest disappointment was that Riddles in the Dark skipped several riddles, but it of course makes sense that we're not trying to put the audience to sleep after an already lengthy film. But definitely it was wonderful!