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I am someone who enjoyed The Hobbit Trilogy (though I do agree will a lot of the criticisms). So when I heard about this Fan Edit, I was intrigued to see how Maple Films would accomplish condensing these Three Films into a Single 4-Hour Film. Needless to say, I was thoroughly impressed with the results.

I was suprised with how much of the Original Material was jettisoned from the Edit without affecting the Narrative. I was also happy with how the Edit was regraded in order to match the LOTR Trilogy's Look. And thankfully, for those who can't sit through the whole thing in one sitting, an Intermission has been included to give the Viewers a break if needed.

Now I do have some minor issues with it, mainly with some elements from the Films (like the Erebor Prologue) that I wish had been kept in (which is just a personal preference for Me).

But overall, this was a Fantastic Fan Edit, and those who either wanted a more faithful adaptation of the Book or just weren't . Maple Films have also made a Companion Edit to this One "Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery", which comprises of Gandalf's Subplot that was excised from The Hobbit Fan Edit. I would highly recommend that as well for those who liked the Subplot, but felt it distarcted from the Main Story.