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Originally Posted by teedubya
Took my kids tonight... this was their first exposure to JRRRRRRRR Tolkien's work. My son was blown away... my daughter was a bit creeped out... Some of those trolls, orcs and goblins... along with "Whatever the ****" Gollum is... kinda gross, but overall definitely a beautiful movie. My kids want to watch LOTR now.
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They should also READ the Hobbit, if they're in that 9-12 or so age range (or even older).
Lord of the Rings is, ummm, "kinda worth watching" in a "the sun is kinda hot" and "Natalie Portman is kinda attractive" sort of way.
The Hobbit is the story of how a Hobbit got pulled into an adventure to help some Dwarves recover their lost homeland, and as a side note finds a magical ring along the way. The book is written for kids (pre-teen to early teen). The Lord of the Rings is much more somber, and more seriously written. It reveals what the ring that Bilbo found really is and a broader story around it. Since you don't actually seem to know (a fact that I really can't wrap my brain around), I won't say more.
Be advised that the Lord of the Rings movies are somewhat more graphic/disturbing than anything in the Hobbit. If your daughter could barely handle the Hobbit, I'm not sure she should be seeing Uruk-hai and Nazgul just yet.