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Never watched the original LOTR trilogy. Will that affect my understanding of this movie?
No. In fact, watching this will make LOTR easier to digest, so to speak. I remember watching The Fellowship, and a friend of mine didn't even know about the Eagles, which play an incredibly vital role in The Hobbit. They're not as prevalent in LOTR, but their existence is important to Middle Earth.
As for the reviews, the audience reviews are much better than the critics, which mean the critics are basically crusty old farts who hated the new technology (and the sweeping epic-ness).