Better than Return of the King

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2013)

Finally made time on New Year's Day to see this film, and was not disappointed. As with many other people, I wondered how Mr. Jackson could make a three part movie out of one book, but I am very anxious to find out after seeing The Hobbit. Thought this was better than ROTK and they gave that an Oscar.
Loved the scene in Bilbo's house when everyone came for dinner. The choreography when they were cleaning up after dinner was really cool. I thought that seeing only glimpses of Smaug was a great idea. It's going to be a 'holy crap' moment when we do get to see him for the first time. Fight scenes were epic and loved that Bilbo got the courage and helped save the day. Loved the cliffhanger type ending.
I think there is a lot of Oscar potential for The Hobbit. I give 9/10 because nothing is perfect, but this is a really awesome movie.