This is problematic for people who have never seen any of the LOTR movies (yes, they exist!): because it treated all of its viewers as life-long fans of the series, The Hobbit, if it wasn’t trying to overly stretch out its story, it sort of felt like fan service. Yes, the LOTR trilogy came out a decade before the Hobbit films, but I wish they had respected the order in which the books came out: Hobbit first, the Lord of the Rings second.
My biggest problem, however, with the Hobbit trilogy is its use of spoilers and foreshadowing.
I mean, I get it, you’re trying to make money for the studios, but at some point, it becomes less about telling Tolkien’s story and more just about making as much cash as possible.
To say that the Hobbit series was problematic would be putting it lightly: there were a ton of issues that made the film almost unwatchable, not the least of which is a bloated storyline that tried its darndest to extend the 310-page source material over 3 films. I’ve compiled the list as a way to address certain problems I had with Jackson’s Hobbit series, speaking of which… Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Films Were Pretty Bad So here is my take on the LOTR Machete viewing order. The viewing orders, created by hardcore fans like myself, were ordered in different ways other than chronology, which gave each order a unique experience for the viewers. Of course, it’s not a novel idea: like I said, Star Wars fans are doing it, and even popular sites like Medium and Vice all gave their version of their preferred LOTR viewing orders. You see, after watching all 6 movies back to back to back to back, I’ve realized something: much like the Star Wars franchise, watching the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings in order according to its story flow would improve the viewing experience. After 3 days, 21 hours, 8 bags of popcorn, a dozen or more pee breaks, a walk in the park, and a short 8-hour nap (what, that’s a nap), I finally finished all 9 of the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings films, back to back, Extended Editions, in glorious HD.Īnd what do I get out of it, other than fulfilling my obsession with all things Tolkien? Well, I got to fulfill my obsession with all things Tolkien! AND a great idea for an article!