TV's Frink said:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (EE) (2014)

I know a lot of people have a lot of problems with this movie but I'm an ardent defender of it. I presume it helps that I never read the Tolkien books until after seeing the LOTR movies so I have no devotion to the books. I also forgive PJ his occasional missteps give how incredible the movies are overall. This was the first time watching the movie since seeing it in the theaters two years ago, so I wasn't 100% sure of what was new for the EE, but in general I thought it all worked just fine as a whole.

7.5 riddles in the dark out of 8

In spite of his racism against Hasidic Jews, I agree with Frink here. The Hobbit movies are fun, and they are not rehashes of the LOTR films. They have a different tone, and I really enjoy them for what they are, in spite of any shortcomings. I haven't seen the EE, but I look forward to when I finally do.