I was shocked when I found out this was going to be in three installments. The book is 297 pages in hardback and 320 in paperback. Not a huge book for a novel, though not a tiny one either. The Lord of the Rings, is three books, so one film per book makes sense.
OK, so about a hundred pages a film. I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and had read the books. It has been a while since I have read The Hobbit, and I recommend reading the book if you haven't. The first film of The Hobbit, was well done. Though about three hours, it didn't feel like it. Like the Lord of the Rings, films, it has been well adapted to the big screen. A bit of foreshadowing, is used, if you are familiar with the Hobbit tale, and even a scene that foreshadows, the Lord of the Rings, that one is a bit more subtle than the first foreshadow at the beginning of the film. The story flows on the big screen well, and is an enjoyable adventure for anyone. An excellent adaptation of a book.
This film was a great choice to put in 3-D and is worth seeing in I-Max and paying the extra for the D-Box seats, the seats that vibrate and move with the film action.
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