The Hobbit, now a trilogy
 

This will give them plenty of time to explore how the dwarves go about getting drunk and rattling plates. Something Tolkien was extremely deficient in explaining ... also we'll get to experience the barrel ride in real time first person perspective http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

This is ridiculous. From what I remember (it's been many years), The Hobbit is a book that takes an afternoon to read, at best.

Bullshit, Lori. That book didn't even require one movie.

Is there really enough story to make Part II of the III even close to interesting?

In the article I read, Jackson stated he was given access to a couple hundred pages of unpublished material and that if he didn't use it now, it may never be seen.

I've seen the words "unpublished appendices" a lot. It's likely just the published appendices, and the reporters are lazy and ignorant.

I heard that was published as part of the Similarion.

You apparently didn't read the 12 volume History of Middle Earth.

JM
(I read the Similarion over 3 times.)

If I'm correct The Hobbit has many spectacular action, described quite briefly. A chapter is an adventure. Not like LOTR, where everything is spread out a lot more.
Peter Jackson is not going to film only The Hobbit, but also the Appendices and extra material. And he's going to invent a bridge between The Hobbit and LOTR.

I'm not worried at all. I'm looking forward to 3 cool movies and I'm fine if they differ a bit or a lot from the books, as long as the movies are good.
LOTR could have been 12 movies, they chopped a lot.

I'm also looking forward to the 48fps 3D, I hope it'll do a lot to watching films and 3D.
All I'm hoping is that not something like the green goo that captured Minas Tirith in ROTK will re-appear. It was the very worst scene of LOTR and it almost ruined ROTK for me.