Ouch, right?
It’s not an uncommon sentiment in the world of moviegoers and critics alike that The Hobbit films were like butter scraped over too much bread (was Bilbo trying to warn us?). The Hobbit was essentially a young adult book turned into an epic 8+ hour film series that was stuffed to the brim with fantasy action clichés and plot holes (presumably as Hollywood-brand filler material in an attempt to match the breadth and scale of the Lord of the Rings trilogy).
Truer words have ne’er been spoken
Let’s just say, that if any more films are done in the Middle Earth universe, Peter Jackson and crew should probably take care to wrap things up a little tighter by sticking to more meaningful and dense material that can be found in the books themselves.
Knowing Tolkien, there’s plenty to work with.
Thanks to our friends at Cinema Blend for the Honest Trailer from Screen Junkies.
