5 That Sucked...
5. Goofy Humour
One of the film's real low-points is how cringe-inducingly goofy a lot of its humour is, often feeling strangely enough like a pantomime, indulging itself in witless sight gags and dialogue that feels horribly misplaced in a property that usually prides itself on its intelligence. Most of this occurs at the beginning when we're introduced to the dwarves; they have pratfalls, they make a mess in Bilbo's home, and they basically act like loons. Then there's the instance later on in Rivendell, when one of the dwarves is served up fresh greens to eat, appears disgusted, and asks "Do you have any chips?". It's supposed to be funny but it's a distractingly cringey line that just pulls us out of the story. Is the lightness of the adventure not enough? Does Jackson need to inundate us with these corny gags as well?