I'm already chomping at the bit to see it again (and again), because there was so much that passed far too quickly, and now that the starry-eyed "back in Middle-earth" feeling has passed somewhat, I'm sure I'll be able to enjoy it in a far more detailed manner...
I loved the White Council as well. It could have done with a bit more meat on its bones, but having it at all was amazing, and the sense of danger it conveyed (especially already possessing the hindsight of Saruman being a traitor - we did for LotR as well, I realize, but we had yet to see PJ's version of it) was breathtaking. It's a pity that it clashed with the danger being mostly cartoonish villains (looking at you, Goblin King); I'm not yet sure what to make of that, but it might change in movies II and III.
But on the whole, definitely worth going, for the scenery and Martin Freeman if nothing else.
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I loved the White Council as well. It could have done with a bit more meat on its bones, but having it at all was amazing, and the sense of danger it conveyed (especially already possessing the hindsight of Saruman being a traitor - we did for LotR as well, I realize, but we had yet to see PJ's version of it) was breathtaking. It's a pity that it clashed with the danger being mostly cartoonish villains (looking at you, Goblin King); I'm not yet sure what to make of that, but it might change in movies II and III.
But on the whole, definitely worth going, for the scenery and Martin Freeman if nothing else.