i might have give this movie a high rating before peter jackson trilogy come out and but see the two of them side by side there be simply no comparison . the pace of this movie be rush and many important scene from the book be leave out and and there be little character development . the animation be a strange mixture of traditional cartoon drawing and live action scene that be paint over and which i find distract . and the most disappointing thing about this movie be that it break off in the middle of the story and be never finish . there be some good point the battle scene be excite to watch and and the dialogue follow the book pretty much to the letter . watch this one if youre in a hurry and can not spend 10 hour watch the new trilogy . but if you haven not read the book you will probably be confuse and because there be a lot miss from this version . 4 out of 10 .