RIP Terry Prachett.  You will be missed

Overall good, although I'm still not convinced the whole thing wouldn't have been better as two films, or at least three shorter films.

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Arrggghh I can't get to see Hobbit 3 for another week, this is so frustrating

Went again today and had a few more random thoughts
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Whee!  Seen Hobbit 2.  In 3D, which turned out to be worth it, even though I find the glasses really uncomfortable

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RIP Mick Aston.  I hope you're enjoying the great pub in the sky.

Oh, and Tauriel's hair colour?

I liketehta's hair dye theory, but for those convinced elves do not die dye I think the simplest answer is that she's one of the Avari and descended from the Second Clan, aka the proto-Noldor.  Possibly one of her ancestors was a close relative of Mahtan.  Possibly not.  'Rare' does not have to mean 'confined to one

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YES I've seen it.

And I thought it was great.  Yes it did feel more than a bit like watching the extended edition on the big screen, especially the first half-hour, and the script does tend to hammer things home with a really big hammer. But I didn't care.

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I wish I had more more time right now to celebrate the first Hobbit movie properly.  However I'm combining full time work with  qualification studying and my brain is pulped.  So I'll just say

HOBBIT MOVIE SOON!  WHEEEE!!!