I already watched all the films' "apprendices", so I didn't expect to read anything new. However, there was a bit of insight from the interviews here. The photos were wonderful, too! ( )

Wonderful glimpse behind the scenes of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie. I learned a lot about how complex the process is, as well as the care taken in every aspect of bringing Middle Earth to life. ( )

Does what it says on the tin. Excellent photographs and some nice peeks into the behind-the-scenes stuff of the first Hobbit film. If you're into movies, Jackson, or Tolkien, absolutely worth a go, though if Rings was any indication, we're probably going to have much, much better behind-the-scenes material in DVD Extras form. And I take a star off for some really clumsy writing at the beginning of sections and for sometimes referring to the two Hobbit movies and sometimes the three Hobbit movies. I realize much of the work on the book was probably done when it was indeed two movies, but this easily could have been fixed before going to publication. ( )