An Emotional Rollercoaster! The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies Part 2 | First Time Watching |Extended 

I love Dwalin, "You sit here, in these vast halls, with a crown upon your head, and yet you are lesser now than you have ever been." ...

I will never ever understand how anyone can dislike these movies.

Tolkien wrote 'The Hobbit' for his children and when you read the book you can see this as it's comedic in places. This led to him deciding to write the magnificent 'Lord of the Rings'.

It’s very sad once you realise the old dwarf Balin is the one Gimli is crying over, in Moria in the fellowship of the rings, and that 2 of the dead dwarfs collapsed at his grave are his brother Dwalin the strong dwarf, and the one holding the book that Gandalf grabs is Nori, (the one who wanted chips in Rivendell).😢

I was one of those who hated the Hobbit films when they first came out, but I've since learned to love them for what they are, especially once I watched all 6 Middle Earth movies in chronological order, which is what Peter Jackson has said he intended. The Hobbit works much better as an appetizer for LOTR than as a dessert. It still has its flaws (for which the studios are mostly to blame), but it has a lot more heart than I initially gave it credit for

People who come into the Hobbit with low expectations, enjoy it a lot more than those who watched it in the theater, expecting Lord of the Rings to come back. And An Unexpected Journey started out so close to the book that it raised the hopes of those who knew the story, only to crush them as the script went more and more off the rails. So those who haven't read the book also like it better.

never got what was to dislike about these movies. Loved them.

The Elvies jumping over the Dwarves is shot so beautifully. I've watched these over and over not as much ad LOTR but still love them

Thanks for sharing another great reaction Trilogy. To answer your question: No it has not been that long since Bilbo had seen Gandalf. The giveaway is, that Frodo is happy to see Gandalf, and obviously knows him very well and they seem very close. Another thing we know from LOTR, is that Frodo at that time, had never left the Shire, which concludes that Gandalf has been visiting Bilbo frequently every since the battle of the 5 armies. ;)

Thranduils conversation with Tauriel in the end hits hard when you realize that he remembers how he felt when Legolas's mother died. Hence how he knows that "it was real". If I recall it never happened in the book tho. Between the Hobbit movies and LOTR I believe it had gone 60 years.

Also, the book is not long - and a lot of the stuff in the Hobbit movies never happened in the book. There was no pale orc, no love triangle plot between elves and dwarves, and Galadriel and Sauruman do not make an appearance in the Hobbit book. Gollum IS in the book though - and that is still how Bilbo comes across the ring. Highly recommend the book though. Great read.

As someone who grew up with these movies at the top of all my lists, it warms my heart to see someone experience them for the first time and have genuine emotion and enjoyment. So glad you got into these!

Man it would have been a treat to see your reaction the credits song. The Last Goodbye was sung by Billy Boyd (Pippin) and its a really touching tribute for the fans of the series.

Instead of having the extended scene of Alfred's death, which still makes hate the fact that he has more screen time than necessary. But instead the scene where Bilbo plants the acorn he got from beorn symbolizing that their is hope for a better outcome. And Gandalf reminding thranduil that even though his wife is gone he still has his son left and he is more important some silver and white gems, which makes more sense as why he was looking for legolas and has this melancholy farewell in the end.

And Martin Freeman does a tremendous job with his Bilbo.

i've never seen anyone stressed out and cried so much watching the lord of the rings and hobbit series ... you are just so wonderful.

I'm always thought that having the hero return, after all his adventures in distant lands, only to find that his relatives had decided he was dead and had begun selling his furniture, was the perfect end to an adventure movie.

Thanks again for all of the LOTR and Hobbits, awesome to see someone so emotional and almost got the feeling that i got when i watched them the first time myself! :)

Seeing the crying is validation of how good this really movie is. One really comes to care about the characters.

I love your reactions to all the films till now. I watched already a lot of movie reactions from different youtubers and I have to say I really like your genuine style of reacting one of the most. You do not speak to much during the watching and you are really into scenes, character development, story etc. Keep up reacting (to great films) and you will be sure I will watch them. Take care!

I also enjoyed these movies for all the changes from the book, it is just one book, but some people complain that the things they added to movie were made up by the writers and weren't Tolkien's ideas but a good deal of them were taken from Tolkein's other works. The pressure on Peter Jackson to make The Hobbit span three movies meant he really had no choice. I agree they needed to do more with the Thorin character in the movies. You really grew to admire and love him in the book and that isn't the case with the movie character. Listening to Peter Jackson's commentary on both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings he often says its almost impossible to make a movie totally mirror a book as they are two totally different creations. The blame goes to the Studio for me for insisting on three movies but money talks after all. Loved watching your reactions, please can you post some reactions when you have read The Hobbit book and the Lord of the Rings (which is really just one book as well if the truth be told)

I always enjoyed these movies. All their flaws can be chalked to having absolutely no preproduction (it's complicated). Three months is nothing for movies like this. And Gandalf and the dwarves visited Bilbo fairly regularly. That's part of how he got his reputation in Hobbiton. In fact, the dwarves visited him before the party to wish him a Happy Birthday and help him prepare.

Just finished watching all of your reactions to the Hobbit and LotR and i can honestly say I've never enjoyed watching someones reaction as much as i did yours, these series are amongst my favourite books and films so its so nice to see someone else get so emotionally invested in these fantastic stories. Plus, as an Englishman, I find it super cute when you slip into that English accent every now and again 😊

Great reaction Stef recently djscovered your channel and its fast becoming one of my favourites!❤ Ive followed your jourmey through Lotr to here and while these movies were never gonna be as strong as Lord of the rings i loved them because it was more time in middle-earth more time with the dwarves and has a lot of great lines and emotion in them this one was personally my favourite!😊

The Lord of the Rings was Tolkien's masterpiece. It's when the material becomes deeper and more serious. When it comes to the movie adaptations it's like they squeezed a lot into a little, making it like a crystal or diamond. With The Hobbit films, it's the opposite like they inflated a lot from the little they had...like a balloon :) The special effects were just subject to what they had to work with at the time and I appreciate the quality of the LOTR: more simplistic, real effects (if you can ever say so for a world like that ^^).

Very good catch on the child-like storytelling style! 🥰 Imagine it: The professor Tolkien telling his sons bedtime stories, each night getting further along in a long tale of someone the same height as they are pulled along into a new adventure each evening. The Hobbit is so very much a children’s story of adventures with clever songs without any romance, told through the style of a man whose career included translating Sir Gawain & the Green Knight as well as Beowulf. By the time he began writing the Lord of the Rings he had already been in war and lost many close to him. His design for the story was quite different from the children’s multi-evening bedtime tales. Decades later the Hobbit came to cartoon life in the 70’s. By the time these movies were released many people had grown up watching this cartoon and I had some friends who, before Desolation of Smaug was released, didn’t think they’d like the dragon, because it was not the same voice from the cartoon. Similar to how the battles in the books at the end of The Return of the King and The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe are only lightly touched on, the final battle in the Hobbit gives very few details. We know who showed up and basically how the battle went. The live action production gives us a much wider perspective of how the battle could have happened. Also, did you notice how the extended part 3 of the Hobbit was rated R? Theatrical release was rated PG-13, but extended was bumped up due to additional violence (cough, super cool goat-pulled spear launching sequence on the frozen river scene, cough.) Really enjoying your reaction videos! ❤ I always look forward to your fresh perspective when you watch something!

I love the Hobbit trilogy I rewatch it every year and love it more each time

I also cried a lot with this story... I love your eyes and also considering that you are a very emotional person and you feel that the movies, and that is something very important, because they convey very strong feelings... Greetings from Chile

I love these movies for what they are and how it was told!

Any fans who said they didn’t like the hobbit are not true Lotr fans. I’ve watched these movies since I was a child. I read the silmarilion, LOTR, The Hobbit, and many other Tolkien books. Peter Jackson did an amazing job with all of the films. He had perfect casting and changed the stories in the RIGHT ways. I do encourage you to read the books, as they will teach you SO MUCH more about the stories then you could ever learn from the movies! But what I will say is that I personally enjoy the movies more than the books. As much as I love deep lore, sometimes it can be TOO much lore. Where the story starts to go adrift. There’s a fine line and movies tend to flow better in that respect. Also, Tolkien’s writing style was a bit silly? If that’s the right word. Some of the chapters can feel a bit long and drug out as well as how he likes to write Melodie’s and poems that sound funny. That is where I kind of like Peter Jackson’s version more…. He takes all the great aspects of Lotr and all the right quotes, without the extra bits that can confuse people who are not as familiar with the world! In my opinions the movies did a perfect job at summarizing the very detailed story that is middle earth! This is an opinion from a lifelong fan….

People "disliked" the hobbit moves for a lot of reasons. There was budget/studio issues that Peter Jackson had to deal with. There was the obsession with CGI to cut costs/make it more "modern". Peter Jackson was tasked with turning a book into a 3 part movie vs LOTR that was a 3 part book turned into a 3 part movie. So he had to add a lot of "filler" like Tauriel & Kili romance stuff for example. I know some like to hate on it by using the "nostalgia" of the LOTR movies. Specifically old bilbo & Frodo/Elijah for fans to be like "OH SHIT LOTR ACTORS LOOK!" for example. I think the hobbit movies are good. A solid 7.5 out of 10. Are they nearly as good the LOTR movies? No but they are good movies either way. I just think people got hyped for the hobbit, actors coming back, Peter Jackson doing it & they was like "AWESOME We're gonna get another god tier movie like LOTR trilogy!" & We got these which were good, just not nearly as good.

The book for The Hobbit is quite different than the movies because they had to turn the movies into a trilogy off of one book so they had to add Azark the defiler, and The Necromancer which was Sauron in disguise. I don't hate what they did to make it a Trilogy honestly, because they stuck to the main storyline and didn't change main parts. I like the book and the movies and yes I can rewatch them anytime because I also like Thorin, and I followed along with his story better than most did. Mainly because he was a leader Not only was it his dream to go back to the Lonely Mountain but it was also all of those dwarves along his side. Then sacrificed himself proving that he was not that same selfish dwarf, providing everyone's dream to all of his companions over himself

Billy Boyd (PIPPIN) is the one who sang that song....THE LAST GOODBYE

I understand what you mean. Thorin being a little too antagonistic with his own company of dwarves and with Bilbo in particular made him tougher to love but with the story told by Balin about the war of moria made us feel like he was a beacon of inspiration to all Durin's folk. With the dragon sickness it lasted for 3/4 of the 2 and a half hour film so Thorin's redemption was always going to seem too quick. When Frodo finally succumbed to the power of the ring, it can't have been more than 5 minutes between succumbing to the ring and the ring being destroyed so the redemption part will always seem too short in Thorin's case.

I never tear up from movies, but Thorin's death actually made my eyes water. Seeing him dead in the halls and being mourned by his comrades, in the extended version, made me tear up again after years when i first saw this movie. I love dwarves and they're by far my favorite people in any mythos and seeing awesome characters like Thorin, Kili and Fili being killed had me shed a tear for them. The only other movie that made me come close was Gladiator and even then my eyes didn't water. Greenmile, 300, nothing has made me tear up, except for this movie

In order for the story to be completed, there should definitely be a Melkor Story movie. Yes, The Silmarillion movie should be made.

IMDB Top 250 Movies of ALL TIME. Its no wonder there's no comparison to the Hobbit. #7 Return of the King #9 Fellowship of the Rings #13 The Two Towers

Never understood why so many people disliked these movies, including those idiots that vote for the Academy Awards. I read The Hobbit in the 6th grade and it was amazing. I found out much later that Tolkien had originally written the book for kids, which explains much of its tone, and some of the "sillier" aspects of it. I know lots of liberties were taken to adapt the book, especially the inclusion of some characters from LOTR that didn't originally appear. Tolkien was completely surprised and caught off guard with how well The Hobbit did when it was released, and reading his other work there is a noticeable shift from many of the lighter tones in this book.

I so much love your reaction! thank you!

There us a loud fraction of Tolkien Fanbiz who loudly decry ANY variation from the books as unforgiveable Blasphemy. Personslly i love reading Tolkien and I loved the adaptations of LOTR. i understood WHY the changes were made and accpeyed that. When the Hobbit was written it was for his children, so is basically a Children's book of its era. Tolkien still was working on the lore and Started writing Lord of the Rings around 1939. So the absense of chatacters from LOTR in the book of the Hobbit is understandable, as is the return of Bilbo and Gandalf and one ir two other minor characters (The Sackville Bagginses!) and, as a result I liked that PK and co made extra effort to align The Hobbit Trilogy more closely to LOTR in the Lore. Some felel that the exapsion was unwarranted, but the book had several parts where the action basically stopped and then resumed after some time and or soave had moved on. You cannot do that easily in the movies, you do have to keep the story moving, above all. I dud not expe t the Hobbit movies to be anything lije as epic as LOTR but they were epic in themselves, and I did like them, but, like LOTR, the extended versions are better than the theateical ones, overall. imho.

As I recall, the biggest complaint about The Hobbit movies stems from the fact that the studio insisted on making a film trilogy out of a relatively short (for Tolkien!) novel aimed primarily at children. To get three movies out of it necessarily meant cramming a lot of extra story material that was either (A): only implied in the source material, or (B) was invented solely for cinematic purposes. Yes, the CGI -- while still fairly decent -- was not as strong as the LOTR films, and the action/combat sequences were more reminiscent of the often "over-the-top" style of the MCU. I strongly recommend that you read both The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings books, if only for their literary excellence; their film adaptations are worthy of praise. Even The Hobbit (for its faults) is still entertaining, though it definitely didn't require three installments; one LONG movie (with a built-in intermission) or two 2-hour movies would have been more than enough to do the book justice without all the extraneous material that most of the fan controversy seems to be about. Anyway...LOVE your reactions! I look forward to your Dark Knight Trilogy dive!

Fili and Kili's death were the most tragic events in the Hobbit, if Thorin had no descendant Fili (the elder brother) would have become the rightful heir and king of Erebor ...

The Extended Version are the only version to watch. The final battles is sooooo much better! The Dwarves square off against the Elves, the Rams. For any of you out there. Watch them, likewise for LOTR.

Definitely read the books. Both sets, The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. This is s tough series to watch. As we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.

I love the way you react to Jackson's adaptations of Tolkien's stories. My best wish for you is that you read the books. Start with The Hobbit, then The Lord of the Rings. If you really like those, find and read The Silmarillion. I never tire of reading, and rereading Tolkien. Big thumbs up.

I saw the whole saga bone all your reactions do not know if you understand me do not speak much English but I want to tell you that your reaction is the most beautiful and genuine what and seen in a long time those tears came from the heart and God those beautiful eyes give essence to this reluctance thanks for sharing this video cry just like your good more I think almost like a child and seeing you cry made me cry 😅

another great series reactions i can tell you really put your heart on your sleeve for us and i thank you for that. I enjoy these movies, i know people over critique them but its not easy turning a book into a movie and there were some behind the scenes issues with the studio peter Jackson had to comply with that kind of caused some issues. You will LOVE the book. Enjoy!

Loved watching this along with you. both the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. Looking forward to whatever comes next. Have you seen Reach Player One?

Another excellent and WISE review. No...these movies should NEVER be compared to the LOTRs movies. They have a completely different "tone" just as the books do. Yes...the Hobbit often has a more childish/light hearted feel (sorry I know I've said this every time I comment on them)...but that's because the original book "The Hobbit" was written as a children's book. It wasn't until later that Tolkien decided how to fit The Hobbit and subsequent LOTR into his overall mythology of Middle Earth. YES...do read The Hobbit. I'm currently starting to read the graphic novel of The Hobbit to my 5 year old grand daughter (I used to sing her the songs from the Rankin Bass animated Hobbit when she was a baby). I know another issue some have with The Hobbit Trilogy was that its...well...a "Trilogy"...which it never was being a single small book. I've heard that The Hobbit was originally envisioned as 2 movies...but the "studio" wanted 3 so they essentially forced Peter Jackson to do three. Which I think does give rise to some "bloat" in the story. Also as you have noted, the greater reliance on CGI sometimes gives the movies an almost "video game" feel...which you NEVER got in LOTR...even in the large set piece battles. Thank you again so much Stef for going on your Middle Earth journey. It allowed me to find your channel...and discover one of the most engaging, entertaining, and thoughtful YT reviewer/re-actors out there. IF you are curious about more Middle Earth Lore I do HIGHLY encourage you to read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. You can also find some excellent related lore on a You Tube Channel called "Men of the West". Peace.

19:40 he was bad ass😅

I do imagine that most of the hate for these movies come from the avid book fans. There are many additions to the movies at the expense of some interesting details from the books. Like the Dwarves were jailed for WEEKS, maybe even more than a month, and Bilbo is just in there wearing the ring 24/7 and he did venture outside to "take a break" from the ring but didn't want to really risk getting trapped outside to fend for himself. But overall, I feel like this was an even better adaption than LOTR was. And people are telling on themselves if they say they hate it because they're just admitting that The Hobbit was a much weaker book. I mean there is a HELLUVA lot of things from LOTR books that don't even make it on screen. Stuff that from early on end up playing a HUGE role at the very end. Like I really wish that Peter Jackson had been able to explain why the Witch King was struck down like he was. The hobbits didn't have just regular ole swords...they had weapons specifically made to fight wraiths even if they may not have really realized that's what they were.

Thanks for watching the extended cuts, in the movie theater a lot of thing were unresolved or just missing. I waited to get the extended DVD to see what was miss in g( a lot of things is the trailer were cut in the theatrical version). Take a look at the behind the scenes, very extensive but you see that most of the landscape used are real place in New Zealand ( mountains, eagle flight in the first movie). No Legolas in the Hobbit book, that was added.

I grew up absolutely adoring The Lord of the Rings movies and books, I also read The Hobbit probably 5 years before the first movie for it came out. Even after knowing so much about the story and lore behind it all, I still loved The Hobbit movie trilogy, no it's not as emotionally moving or profound as LoTR was, but to be fair we need to remember The Hobbit was written as a fairy tail for J.R.R Tolkien's children, and was 1 big book stretched into 3 long movies, where LoTR was 3 big books stretched into 3 movies. I still enjoy seeing all the familiar faces, and not to mention just how AMAZING the dragon looks, haha

As I said elsehwere at another reactor(s) who were new to these films, I find those who haven't read the book enjoy the movie(s) more then those who were/are hard-core Tolkien fans. Glad you liked it.

I am so happy to hear that you maintained your open mind when watching these films. They are IMHO not as good as the LotR films, nor is The Hobbit book as good as the trilogy, but they are not meant to be the same. As others have noted, The Hobbit was written for children. And while this is probably more important of a point for the films than the book, there is another really important thing that I think is often overlooked when one is “taking in” The Hobbit, whether it’s the book or the films. The Hobbit is Bilbo Baggin’s recorded tale of his “adventures,” not a historical narrative of events. This is literally him telling the story, the actual events always being twisted and altered by his own perceptions, similar to what he was doing at his birthday party with the hobbit children, but he is telling it to us. So every ounce of the story is coming through his love of adventure and wanting to make an exciting story. A great place to see this in both the book and the films is the encounter with the three trolls. Trolls do not talk. Trolls do not care about cooking or seasoning of food. Hobbits do! This aspect of the tale is to me complete embellishment on Bilbo’s part to make an engaging story. It is not “what happened” when they encountered the trolls. For me, when I look at in particular the movies through this lens of embellishment, the crazy fight scenes, the over-the-top events and such start to have a charm all their own. All that said … I do wish the movies were a bit more true to the book. Once you read The Hobbit you will see what this means.

The reason for the dislike of the hobbit films from desolation of smog to the battle of the five armies was the creation of a female elf character that was not apart of the story the creation was built as a 2 way love battle between Legoles and a dwarf also as away to give a impression for Legoles dislike towards Gimli in the first LOFR film..but the creation of a character who was not there was one of the main reason for the dislike for the 2nd and 3rd films

A very fair review. Someone jokingly commented that the Hobbit films including all the things that Tolkien neglected to include in what was basically a great short book for children. LOTR is a book series for adults.

I love Hobbit and LOTR ❤

Ignore the haters about the Hobbit. They're separate things. It's fine to enjoy them for what they were. I thoroughly enjoyed both TBH.

Nobody ever reacts to the animated hobbit movie from 1977 even though it's really good and just an hour and a half . Made a bit more with kids in mind with a good bit of songs . Gandalf , Gollum and Smaug look so cool animated . Hopefully you'll consider watching it .

People really do genuinely despise these films. I can understand their frustration in terms of the extended storyline due to it being a trilogy of films covering one small book but I have to say I’ve honestly come to enjoy these over the years. No they do not hold a candle to LOTR but people have to understand that there are legitimate reasons as to why that’s the case. Reasons being a rushed production, studio demand for a trilogy, and all the while trying to make everything tie neatly together into LOTR. These particular set of films were much more corporate handled in their production due to WB’s direct involvement whereas LOTR was a very unassuming and unusual production cycle that let passion and creativity blossom. For those hindrances I have been able to forgive the mistakes made in these films and enjoy them for what they are. It’s still a very exciting and touching story with great characters and that’s all I can ask for! Peter Jackson is quite literally a cinematic wizard because not only did he pull off the greatest film adaptation of all time with LOTR, he also found a way to make the Hobbit trilogy echo the beauty and wonder of LOTR so that future generations can experience a saga of cinematic Middle Earth tales.

Fyi...the ending scene where Gandalf knocked on Bilbo's door is the beginning scene of Lord of the Ring

One of the problems is that the hobbit was a prodigy's first work and the lord of the rings was a prodigy's magnum opus. Since they made the lord of the rings movies first and then made the hobbit movies, you go into the hobbit movies expecting the equivalent of the lord of the rings. Instead the hobbit story was the first step building up to it.

I agree with your opinion about Thorin. Also, some other things that I didn't like were the mindless action scenes in the second part of the third Hobbit movie, the terrible CGI, Alfrid in general and mostly the lack of Beorn. That being said I think the third movie was just ok but I love the first two.

Peter Jackson made three movies out of one book, The Hobbit, which is shorter than any of the three books in The Lord of the Rings. For The Hobbit Jackson had so much more money, he went into much better detail on The Hobbit. Because of money constraints when filming The Lord of the Rings, Jackson left out so much, including what JRR Tolkien once said was the most important part, which was the scorching of the Shire and enslavement of the Hobbits in the Shire. Then the return of the four Hobbits which led an uprising to oust the evil, which took over the Shire. In the Mirror Jackson did show the scorching of the Shire.

I guess the ring like Bilbo. That is why Sauron can't see him.

Meant to add Stef, I highly recommend the BBC Radio dramas of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, very true to the books and wonderfully done. The Lord of the Rings one even stars Ian Holm as Frodo (He was Bilbo in the movies of course) . They are both on RU-vid, I know RU-vid don't like links in the comments but if you search "BBC Radio Drama Hobbit" they both come up.

personally, i loved the movies as someone who also loved the book and has reread it multiple times. The Hobbit was written for children, it’s a children’s classic and the humor and lightheartedness are much more prominent in the book, the movies portray a darker version i guess you could call it, of the book. It’s true they threw in a bunch of random plot points, i won’t spoil too much in case you read the book soon, but it could have been much more organised if they stuck (for the general part) to the book’s plot (and less confusing for people who haven’t read the book, but honestly I think everyone was confused on where this was going). My only wish is that they should have made Tauriel more than just a love interest in the middle of a love triangle with Legolas and Kili, she is so interesting (and personally my favourite) and has an important role in Mirkwood that she deserved much more.

The Hobbit as a book (it is just a single book and not a trilogy) was meant for children. And consequently was much more lighthearted than Lord of the Rings. And I think that is something they wanted to capture in the Hobbit movies with some outlandish scenes you can imagine is from a kids imagination, eg the whole fight with the Goblin king, as well as when escaping in the barrels. Much more goofy and silly. LoTR movies were more gritty and serious, as was the books. So with that in mind I think both Hobbit movies and LoTR movies stay rather true to the tone in the books.

I think the turning point for Thorin was that Dwalin, who has always had Thorin's back, finally called him out and rejected him.

If you reacted to "The Fountain" movie, you'd be an emotional mess. It'd be great for a video though 🤷‍♂️. The film starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz , is an interestingly complex movie that makes you think nonstop.

Daine Ironfoot was much more noble in the books. He wasn’t just some loud rude Irishman/Scotsman Lol

Hi Stef, great reactions to The Hobbit movies, and to the LotR movies! I'm one of those old nerds who read these books first when I was less than 10 years old, more than 50 years ago, and I've returned to them regularly since. And I enjoy The Hobbit movies for what they are, CGI and all, and would not have expected them to match the gravitas of LotR. Anyhow, I'll try not to repeat too much that others have written. The Hobbit, a children's book, was published in 1937, and LotR was published in the mid-1950s. Prof Tolkien updated a few points in The Hobbit in the 1950s to bring the lore into line largely with the LotR (about the Ring of Power), but there are still a few continuity issues between the books (geography, travel times, etc). He even started rewriting parts of The Hobbit to match it up with LotR, but didn't finish that project. In addition, one of the Appendices to LotR (at the back of the Return of the King volume, if you read it as a trilogy of books) has a different spin on the story of The Hobbit, told to the hobbits and Gimli in Minas Tirith by Gandalf while awaiting Aragorn's coronation. It contrasts a bit with the earlier book and adds some details that are not present in The Hobbit, which is largely written from Bilbo's point of view. Gandalf, Rivendell and Elrond, Gollum and the lake under the Misty Mountains, and the Woodland Realm of the elves in Mirkwood (as well as the stone giants and the were-worms) all appear in the book, The Hobbit. But it is only in LotR that readers learn the name of the king and the prince of the Woodland Realm (Thranduil and Legolas), although they are present in the earlier book. And Gloin, Gimli's father, is part of the council of Elrond in LotR. He comments on the poor treatment that the dwarves in Thorin's company received when the king locked them up (until Bilbo helped them escape in the barrels). Hope you find this helpful. And hope you enjoy reading the books. I have heard that Andy Serkis, who plays Gollum/Smeagol (motion capture and voice), has recorded audio books of The Hobbit and LotR, and there are other audio books, too. That can be another way to enjoy Prof Tolkien''s text. Maybe you can let us know what you think and feel about the books after you have read them. Thanks, again!

You might also want to watch the Rankin/Bass animated version of The Hobbit. It's shorter and much more accurate to the book.

Absolutly beautiful movie

I agree with you with feelings towards the Hobbit. I was entertained, truly. But no match for the lord of the rings. Few good lines, i think my favourite was Thorins "I have every right". And Smaug of course was majestic. Makes me interested in dragons in that realm.

My fav stef reaction still LOTR: Return of the king part 2

Something not spelled at loud in the movies. Fili and Kili they are Thorin's nephwes so when they die alongside him that means that royal is ended.

I think the unavoidable issue with the Hobbit trilogy vs LOTR trilogy is LOTR was three books 3 books 3 movies. The Hobbit 1 book 3 movies . Also director Peter Jackson had a fraction of the time to prepare for this movie. LOTR was in production for almost two years ( if I'm not mistaken) before filming.

There’s only one book of the Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings was a trilogy of books. But there was only one Hobbit book. That’s why it was such a big money-grab on the part of Peter Jackson to make three films out of it. The book of the Hobbit is great. I read it in school when I was 12, and it remains to this day one of my favorite books.

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The Hobbit was unfortunate in that the audience was automatically split in two ways: those who compared it to LOTR because they had only seen the other movies, and those who compared it to the book and could see how much of this was invented to pad out the story. There was no way to completely satisfy both sides. There is an earlier (1977) adaptation of The Hobbit that plays more as the children's story it was meant to be. It was produced by US studio Rankin-Bass but animated by a Japanese studio that (I am led to believe) would later become Ghibli. The style of art is controversial, as it adopts more of a grotesque fairy tale style once popularized by illustrator Arthur Rackham, which was parodied in one episode of Smiling Friends. The film also commits what used to be a common mistake of depicting Gollum as a frog-like creature, although the voice performance is wonderful. The same studio would later adapt the latter half of Lord of the Rings for TV, but although some individual scenes are interesting, the thing is usually considered a bizarre disaster. You don't want to even ask about the Russian versions of LOTR and The Hobbit.

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I still really enjoy the hobbit movies and watch them often.

They're great movies and actually feel even better on repeated watching. And what's interesting is that in terms of main events/storyline, dialogues and characterization, the Hobbit trilogy is more faithful to the book than LOTR is. It's just that Peter Jackson expanded a small book into 3 movies by adding a lot of stuff that isn't in it, which is the main reason people complain.

I know im in the minority when it comes to really enjoying the Hobbit Trilogy but im ok with that. And yea, that Oakenshield death moment with Bilbo hits hard. Personally for me the Hobbit trilogy is a great precursor to the LOTR trilogy.

In the case of The Hobbit trilogy, there is only one book (though Tolkien made some important revisions in 1960 to bring it more in line with LotR). Peter Jackson made it a film trilogy by adding a lot of material, some from LotR and some original to the movies. The Aragorn reference is both: Tolkien never mentions him in The Hobbit (he hadn't invented Aragorn yet); and in Tolkien's legendarium Aragorn would have been 10 years old during the events of The Hobbit. Likewise, Tolkien had not conceived of Legolas until the writing of LotR; and he never wrote anything about Legolas' mother.

when Tolkien wrote the Hobbit, it was for children, he wrote it as childrens' tale not as an epic like lort. But some do not know that so they compare those two but they are actually of different kinds

Yea overall the Hobbit is a more light hearted book than the LOTR, and Peter Jackson wasn't even the original director for the movie, he was rushed in to finish the job so he couldn't make these movies as magical as the first three, but it's nice to see another story on screen and they did a great job with Bilbo and Thorin and the company, glad you liked it still!!

My issue with them is that they are rushed, Peter Jackson was not given enough time to do more with them or do them better. The same was with LOTR, but in those he was given more time which means they became better. Also the fact that it's meant for children so there is more fun/comedic and silly stuff in this compared to LOTR which can take away the seriousness at times which is something we loved about LOTR. I dunno, i feel these would have ben so much better if Peter Jackson was given more freedom and time especially.

ImPORTANT İNFO : That white hair dwarf at 10:27 said " I'm too old for this"... That dwarf's name is Balin.. Are you remember the Lord of the rings? At the fellowship of the rings, Our crew entered a dwarf city inside of mountain that called Moria.. There was a stone tomb that write on "Here lies Balin.. Son Of Fundin.." Also Gimli mourn for himself.. Remember...? He was this Balin.. Also One of dwarf wrote something at the notebook.. "we cannot exit..They are coming.." or something.. That dwarf was the youngest dwarf in this crew at that film.. Sad :'(

Read the books as a bedtime story by my dad as a kid. Loved it and anything that came out on screen or the games. Also, I feel like the theatrical versions did a better job of editing pace, the extended just goes on and on in weird places IMO. Watched/played LOTR games/movies too much over my life time to say a bad thing about it even if there legitimately is problems largely because there is not going to be a better version. Like I never imagined getting a live action of the hobbit with three movies dedicated to one book. Best deal ever.

The 5 armies were the Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Orcs, and Eagles.

Yes, the Hobbit trilogy isnt as great as the LOTR trilogy, but nothing really is greater than LOTR (in my humble opinion). Peter Jackson knew it. Thats why he didnt want to take director's spot for this one. He didnt want to compete with thimself. Especially since the sourse material is completely different. Its a book for children, so there was no space for great in depth character development and drama. But in the end, im glad PJ was the one to take over. No other, unexperienced in Middle Earth director, would've done what he did with almost 0 time for preproduction. It would've been nuch worse without him. Thats why i appreciate these films ❤️

if you had an emotional connection with these movies watch the end credits to this movie, the man who played pippin billy boyd wrote the last goodbye for it and it brought me to tears

When it comes to the books, you need to remember The Hobbit is much more of a children's book than Lord of the Rings, so does have a much different feel to it.

The best way to describe the difference between The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy is that the LOTR was made out of passion and The Hobbit was made out of obligation.

At 18:34 , You didnt see the beautiful acrobatic move from Legolas.. :'( But of course you saw while you edit it but please dont cover your eyes.. Because you can miss beautiful moment :))