“Of all the bad production decisions made in Peter Jackson’s loose adaptation of The Hobbit – gross overuse of CGI, check-list fan service, and a few instances of comically bad casting – the worst by far has been franchising. The Hobbit never needed to be more than one movie; it’s an example of either creative or commercial overreach, depending on whether Jackson should be taken at his word as regards the factors that influenced his choice to reshape a simple, straightforward tale of playful high fantasy into a bloated monstrosity.” – Via Badass Digest
A Constant Visual Feast 