Good Visuals, but very dark

Rating: 4/10 (16 December 2012)

It's a really good as far as visual effects...but wow it is a lot darker than it needed to be. They changed a whole lot of the original story...and it's just way too violent and dark for my tastes....It should be rated R for the violence alone. Of course I will be called too old fashion....whatever...my 13 yo daughter loves the Hobbit book and didn't like the darkness of the movie either....beware if you are to bring younger children to this movie...and man is it LOOONG. I was able to nap, use the restroom, but snacks and still only be half way through it. I wish Hollywood would just make good old books into REAL family movies again. Every "family" movie is so dark, sexually suggestive and violent nowadays. I'm only 42 years old so I am no t ancient. Does anyone else agree?