Regarding the new tech, the 48 fps was noticeabl<wbr />e at first in that it was a little distracting, <wbr />but the eyes and brain soon were used to it and <wbr />it simply looked and moved great.  There weren&#39;t<wbr /> many moments when 3D stuck out.  Jackson didn&#39;t<wbr /> us it for many gags, but rather to enhance the <wbr />realism of the experience.  Subtly done really. <wbr /> Worth the extra money to see the movie as he in<wbr />tended.
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<br />The story largely tracks the book, wi<wbr />th some additional stuff from the LOTR appendice<wbr />s.  For the non-fan, the movie will likely be a <wbr />long slog of storytelling, however cool the figh<wbr />ts scenes and well written the dialogue.  For th<wbr />e fan, it may not be long enough.  It satisfies <wbr />the craving for a Tolkien fix and then some.  Di<wbr />viding one book, albeit with additional material<wbr /> from elsewhere in the Tolkien canon, into three<wbr /> parts was always going to feel artificial to a <wbr />degree.  But as a first of three it works well.
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<br />Non-fans should go to see the new tech and a <wbr />good movie.  Fans can&#39;t miss it.