Great books, mid movies, it actually makes me a bit sad that this is this generations star wars/lord of the rings.
The movies look great, casts are mostly good, no 'outstanding' performances, but mostly because there isn't room for any in the rushed first movie. Everything is just kind of... competent and the film is good looking, both as a visual spectacle and the cast involved. I gave the first one a promising 7.5/10
And then the second. Lord. 6/10.