It wouldn't just devastate their economy, it would dislodge the Chinese Communist Party from power. They are in a precarious situation already... If the boat got rocked too hard China would be in much deeper shit than the US.

Yea, I love it when people throw that "China owns us" bullshit.
Look closely at China and you will see they are barely in control of their own situation...

I'm usually not the grammar/spelling nazi type, but I'm REALLY getting tired of people not knowing the difference between to and too.
WTF?!?

I'm a Tolkien fanboy, and I was pleasantly surprised at PJ's LOTR films.
Especially ROTK, which was incredible.

However, The Hobbit films are really forgettable, except for a few great scenes here and there, which are about %20 of the total.

That is the truth.

I read The Hobbit when I was about 8-9, and LOTR when I was about 12-13.
It is one of the things that got me into reading for sure.

If you're even a mild Tolkien fan it is worth seeing.
Visually it is quite stunning.

However, with that being said, can the three PJ Hobbit films, taken as a whole, be considered absolute and unadulterated crap?
Well of course.

The first one was just lame and way too long.
The second one sucked bigtime and was way too long.
The third one isn't bad, and was way too long.

At the beginning of the third one is a scene where the members of the White Council show up to find out why Gandalf has been at Dol Guldur so long... It is wayyy videogamed out, but actually kind of a cool scene.

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and when I see these I have to assume I'm watching someone play a game...

Yea, what would be classic is if another threat popped up like last time.
What would Sony and the theatres do then?
Would they cancel again or cowboy the fuck up and show it.

4-6 sucked bigtime...

And here we have probably the most insightful post in the thread.
The attention span of people now is incredibly short, hence splosions.

It's only going to get worse.

I know it's hard to believe, but there are independent films being put out all the time that are great. Interesting plots, great acting, interesting as hell, with very little if any CGI/splosions...

Netflix has tons of these types of films, as well as your local independent film venue.

Tell that to Peter Jackson and his shite Hobbit films.

It is 2014... This could be the 21st centuries WWI.

Why, they don't want their new album to be streamed to the PRK?

Homeless Shelter?