"The Hobbit" Opening Night Observations (and brief commentary on homemade costumes):

(1) Yes. Totally worth it.
(2) To all o' y'all in wizard hats last night... You may want to reconsider a few things.
(3) To the dude wearing an inflatable ring around his midsection painted metallic gold, who stood and yelled "One ring to rule them all!" during the opening credits... I salute you.
(4) To the three or four people I saw dressed as Batman... What the what?