The Hobbit

Saw the new movie today (part I of a trilogy).  It was well made and entertaining.  Some stuff was embellished and the story was supplemented with important background stuff from Lost Tales and/or The Silmarillion (have not fully read either).  I ended up really liking the Radagast part.  My Tralfaz persona owes a bit to that sort of character, in addition to Gandalf.
I've always like the dwarves and always played dwarves in D&D. I grew up on the Rankin Bass cartoon version, which is simplified and kid friendly.  But I think that version captured some of the real essences of the story, including Bilbo, Gandalf (the John Huston voice was excellent), and Gollum.