The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is 20 percent inspiration, 80 percent desperation. At 144 minutes, it’s half an hour shorter than its drag-ass predecessors.

As the LOTR franchise continues expanding, there's one scene from The Hobbit trilogy that can finally get its due in the upcoming movie.

The Lord of the Rings has been portrayed by animation a few times, but one little-known 1991 pilot could have ended up eclipsing them all.