Hot take? I really like all of the extra stuff Peter Jackson added to The Hobbit.
What about it?
I just finished reading The Hobbi and thinking about all the differences in the film and movies. And I gotta say I really appreciate the filler stuff, and honestly I don't mind that it's in 3 parts. Just 3 more feature length films of the lord of the rings world. And I even love the extended edition of those too. It works really well in film format. You actually get to see Gandalfs urgent matters and such.