I think you should go sober.

Personally I quite liked it. The story is accurate enough to Tolkien, and the main character that is not much mentioned by Tolkien was written to fit in nicely (I was a bit afraid about that beforehand). The sound is great! The anime done moderately in a serious way (not unfitting over the top or distracting). Though there was one scene quite early that I didn't enjoy much, but after that the rest was fine.

Let me know if you agree or not after seeing it :)