I think this movie is great. One thing I absolutely love about it is how you can see the parallels with Tolkien's lord of the rings and the hobbit as you watch the movie. I also just love this movie's use of the English language. Quite a refreshing change from the usual barbaric butchery of it that we are normally force fed here in America. I was surprised to see only a 50% on rotten tomatoes. I can only assume that ignorant people voted it that low. Definitely an extremely good watch.