I thought The Hobbit was better than any of the LotR-movies. Peter Jackson has cut down on the "useless facial closeup of actor gazing dumbly"-per minute. The lighter mood also fit the movie well, as did the acting of Martin Freeman. And I didn't need a Tolkien-Nerd explain the movie to me afterwards, like with Fellowship, where all the made up words gave me a buzzing sensation. Another plus was the minimal time spend having creepy elves on screen. That weirdo Galadriel is having a scene, but at least it's not as tedious as all the slo-mo elf acting of Liv Tyler. And there's no Elijah Wood, so +2 for that alone.
I also find "Helping the dwarves to recapture their mountain from a mighty dragon" a much more personable quest than "Here's a ring that binds other rings and will be used by a powerful wizard to destroy all nice things. And although the ring didn't do him any good the first time around, go ahead and throw it in a lava pit as a precaution. Also, the lava pit is in the evil dude's backyard. Don't ask!"
This will be the first time ever I'm gonna go see a movie a second time in theater.
I also find "Helping the dwarves to recapture their mountain from a mighty dragon" a much more personable quest than "Here's a ring that binds other rings and will be used by a powerful wizard to destroy all nice things. And although the ring didn't do him any good the first time around, go ahead and throw it in a lava pit as a precaution. Also, the lava pit is in the evil dude's backyard. Don't ask!"
This will be the first time ever I'm gonna go see a movie a second time in theater.