The Hobbit is upon us, allowing us to return to the beautiful movie world of Peter Jackson'€™s Middle Earth. But how does it stack up against its predecessor?

The Hobbit is upon us, allowing us to return to the beautiful movie world of Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth.

But anyone expecting to see the same kind of thing we first saw in 2000 is mistaken. The Hobbit is a very different movie to the Lord Of The Rings in both its look and it’s feel.

We've put Peter Jackson’s two Middle Earth franchises head to head in our very own battle for Middle Earth. Read on to find out which one wins in all the key areas.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in Singapore on Dec 13.