RicOlie_2 said:

I read both the LOTR books and The Hobbit twice before seeing the movie and I thought it was great. I didn't expect it to be just like the book (how could it, it's part of a lengthy trilogy based on a book aimed at kids) and length isn't a downside in my book, so I was quite satisfied with the way most of it was done.

both the LOTR books?? I thought there were three.

the Hobbit is part of a lengthy trilogy?? I thought it was a single book that was much shorter than any LOTR book.