The art had a nice Rackham/Tolkien style, the draftsmanship was quality, and I liked most of the voices, but some of the character designs were really off-putting, the budget was too low to properly animate most of the time, the action was watered-down for kiddies' sake, they skipped Beorn, and some of the music was…

The art had a nice Rackham/Tolkien style, the draftsmanship was quality, and I liked most of the voices, but some of the character designs were really off-putting, the budget was too low to properly animate most of the time, the action was watered-down for kiddies' sake, they skipped Beorn, and some of the music was…

You misunderstand. By "worm" they meant Smaug the Magnificent, last of the Great Worms. Dude ate a lot of sheep.

You misunderstand. By "worm" they meant Smaug the Magnificent, last of the Great Worms. Dude ate a lot of sheep.

30 white horses on a red hill.
First they champ
And then they stamp
And then they stand still.

30 white horses on a red hill.
First they champ
And then they stamp
And then they stand still.

Fool of a Took!

Fool of a Took!

Poor old Bill.

Poor old Bill.

If you must know, it changes size depending on the situation. Almost as if it has a will of its own.

If you must know, it changes size depending on the situation. Almost as if it has a will of its own.

I'm leaving Middle Earth, never to return.

I'm leaving Middle Earth, never to return.

See, I watched that trailer and thought, "Man, Michael Bay must have really loved Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," because at least half of it was directly imported from that movie. As it turned out, the actual film was more akin to the Farrelly Bros.

See, I watched that trailer and thought, "Man, Michael Bay must have really loved Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," because at least half of it was directly imported from that movie. As it turned out, the actual film was more akin to the Farrelly Bros.

It was no Sin City, as far as exacting Frank Miller adaptations go, and its influence on cinema at large has been, I would say, detrimental. But sure, it was an amusing enough way to spend an hour and a half.

It was no Sin City, as far as exacting Frank Miller adaptations go, and its influence on cinema at large has been, I would say, detrimental. But sure, it was an amusing enough way to spend an hour and a half.

Good point!

Good point!