My reveiw is based on if this was an accurate summation of original work. Note i said summation, I expect changes, I expect the directors/producers/whoever else agenda and "vision" (in a lot of cases these things are needed to advance things today), and i expect people (especially us nerds to not like it). That said,this "adapation" suffers the same problem as WoT by not following the authors lore you completely disregard the fans. If it was done as a new project "inspired" by LotR it probably wouldn't be that bad. Yeah it wouldn't be the blockbuster you wanted but at the same time I think it would have a lot better chance of becoming something people would watch. I don't appreciate cause you did a horrible job blaming the fans and ruining one of the most beloved series ever. With a billion dollars you should be able to do better than this garbage! That's saying something because I liked The Hobbit movies too and they created characters and story and I thought it was great!