Ich glaube, diese Kritik im New Yorker hatten wir auch noch nicht:

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/c ... al_retweet

. No less welcome is Richard Armitage, scarcely known here, although he has throbbed hearts on a regular basis on British TV; he now pulls off the task, deemed impossible by every expert on Middle-Earth, of making a dwarf seductive. To be honest, the dwarves come across as a jumble of Brueghel faces, lit with grins, scrunched by scowls, and fronted by bulbous conks; only Armitage, as Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the pack, earns consistent dramatic attention, and he brings the rumpus of the early scenes to a beautiful halt as he pauses to croon, in a yearning baritone, an anthem of dwarf-desire—“Far over the misty mountains cold.”

Oops, , hab ich damals wohl übersehen ...

The Hobbit Earns More in Worldwide Box Office Than Fellowship or Two Towers

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/167782-why-did-the-hobbit-become-the-most-unjustly-ignored-movie-of-awards-/

Why did the hobbit become the most unjustly ignored movie of awards season ?

Die hatten wir auch noch nicht, oder?

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/01/ ... ox-office/

http://mrmarakai.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey/

"As for the dwarves, well, out of the whole thirteen of them, only a handful actually stand out. The one that really rises to the surface is that of Thorin Oakenshield and Richard Armitage plays him to perfection – channeling an Aragorn/Viggo Mortensen charismatic presence. He’s so commanding that it’s hard to accept that he’s only a dwarf. "

"I thought Armitage was superb. That’s a guy that we’re definitely going to see a lot more of."

Armitage you say? I’m not that familiar with the guy but that’s a leading actor right there. He’s absolutely superb in this film and there’s no doubt in my mind that he will be a common name before long. I did have a problem accepting him as a dwarf, when his presence was so big. That’s ultimately a testament to his ability. He was, in some ways, too big for the role he was playing. He stood out the most in this film. I had a lot of fun with this and that, for me, is really what it’s all about.