It's a fairly straightforward premise for a thread, and because the movies seem to be so polarizing I wonder what the Downs' Folk think now that they've had a few months to digest the final film.
I won't offer much of a rant because I really have divorced myself from Jackson's aborted vision of Middle-earth. I will say the first three films (
Lord of the Rings) were far better in nearly every aspect than the last three (
The Hobbit). I even managed to work up some emotion during certain parts of
LotR, whereas I couldn't work up a wet fart for
The Hobbit.
I am glad they are gone and am fairly certain I won't see a reworking of the films in my lifetime, particularly since it seems Christopher Tolkien has somehow gained the immortality of the Eldar.