Yes!

I am not alone!

I have enjoyed them both. They don't follow the books but then again most of Hitchcock's work didn't either and for me they work as films. I am not sure watching the Dwarve get captured and saved by Gandalf for the whole story would have worked in a film any way. I enjoy the cast and the energy and I think Howard Shore did an even better job with the scores to these movies then he did with the Lord of the Rings.

I know I am about to get jumped on by tons of people saying how wrong I am but I don't care,I have enjoyed these movies and I am not ashamed to say so.