We're back!

[wiseheart]

Thanks for the good wishes. :) The trip was beautiful, albeit edhausting - spending 12 hours of a single day on the coach isn't the fun it's said to be. But the Christmas market in Graz was lovely, the old town of the city is very pretty, too, and we had a good time.

There will be pics, eventually. Especially the Bethlehem scene carved of ice was beautiful, and the orange punch very tasty. Had a kick like a mule, too. AFter a single mug, I felt like a drunken troll. Fortunately, the effect didn't last long. *g*

I bought the edited edition of the first "Hobbit" film and am looking forward to see the second part, somewhen between Christmas and New Year. Feel free to spoil me, if you've already seen it; I like to be armed against horrible surprises. Not that my expectations would be too high; clearly, Peter Jackson and I have very different ideas about Tolkien's characters, races, etc. I find his Elves especially horrible. Not to mention that Orlando Bloom really, really doesn't look youthful and fresh enough to play Legolas anymore. And don't even let me start talking about poor Elrond...

But Martin Freeman is a great Bilbo, and I'm really curious about what Benedict Cumberbatch has made of Smaug, so yeah, I will go to the cinema and give it a try.

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I actually liked the first Hobbit film a lot more than I'd expected I would - but again, my expectations were so low they nearly crashed with the tube, so I was likely to have pleasant surprises. *g*

As altariel said, the acting of Martin Freeman is the one saving grace of the film; though I kinda liked Richard Armitage, too, even if he looks way too young for Thorin. And Galadriel I found a lot better than in LOTR. And Saruman was even funny - the good kind of funny - in places.