Quote Originally Posted by Hyfi View Post
I just finished re-reading The Hobbit for the umpteenth time last night. The book is from 1976 and deteriorates more as I read it each time.

I liked Part 1 and have watched it 10 times or so and looking forward to Part 2. They changed stuff in Part 1 that should never have been changed in my view so I am not too surprised that they are screwing with the rest...unlike LOTR which follows the books a bit closer.

What I really can't figure out is what they will put in Part 3, since not much happens after they slay the dragon.
I've read the book 3-4 times at least, but saw the Unexpected Journey only once. I saw that in a 3D which gave me a headache for the first 40 minutes or so.

For noddin0ff, the barrel episode is definitely there but is modified; for one thing, the barrels are not closed by Frodo as per the book. That is, the barrels implausibly remain open, not filling with water, and with the dwarfs peering over the tops. For another thing it is accompanied with a completely inauthentic battle scene amongst elves, dwarves, and orcs. In fact the whole pursuit by the Necromancer's (Sauron's) orcs of Frodo and the dwarves from the Misty Mounts to the Lonely Mount is a Jacksonian fabrication.

There is plenty that happens after Smaug is killed by Bard, (in the book). There follows fighting between dwarves and orcs, followed in turn be various negotiating amongst the inhabitants of Laketown, dwarves, and elves followed by a final battle know as the Battle of the Five Armies.