Not to sound like a nerd, but I am a Tolkien fanatic. The Hobbit is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. For this movie (saw it, loved it), the filmmaker split one smaller book into three parts to milk the box office, but I love it because they leave in details like Bilbo considering whether or not to kill Gollum. Cinematic brilliance! Even better if you are smoking my Bilbo Baggins Hydro along with Gandalf while you watch.  Modzi