Well, I like it better than the LotR films, just as I like the book better than the books. There were quite a few funny bits (I was grinning like a loon all through the arrival of the dwarves), but it was a case of "this is a character doing something amusing" rather than "LOL, dwarves", I think. And then there were some awesomely serious bits, and epic bits, and creepy bits, and ye GODS I've got to see it again!

The annoying thing about seeing a film like this the day it opens is that I don't want to say too much, 'cos I think it's best if people get to form their own opinions. So I have to rein in my fangirling until the rest of the world has caught up. XD