Jacksons Hobbit movies work fine the way they are. But you have to watch them with an open mind instead of the I dont want to like these because its supposed to be one movie mindset.
Besides, if youre going to act like the liberties from the book for that are a heinous crime, I dont want to hear about how amazing the LotR movies are, which took even more (and in some cases, even worse, liberties from the source material looking at you, Return of the King).
Wax on, wax off
Wax on- mouth. off.