Finally saw the Hobbit over the holidays with friends and family in Imax it was outstanding but i would have given it a 9.5 but then I saw it in reg viewing and it was not as visually wowing but still a thrill. I would say a solid 8, but i am a JRR fan so probably biased.
One of the people that with us to Imax had never seen any LOTR movies and she was really impressed with movie as a movie, not really knowing anything about the series.
The Goblin battle scenes in the mountain are worth the price of admission alone.
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