Do Not Listen to the Critics!

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2012)

Okay, first off I have been waiting for this movie for many years now and had ridiculously high expectations. However, before I went and saw the midnight showing last night I read all the critics reviews to see what to expect. Almost every single review complained about the pacing of this film, and compared it to the Lord of the Rings trilogy saying it was not as epic blah blah blah and so on. Do not decide based on those reviews. After seeing the film I realized my original expectations were not even high enough. Honestly the pacing was faster than any film in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy so I don't understand that complaint. Also, all the extra material, ie. the back stories and such, did not seem like random tangents but help with character development and some even serve to tie in this new trilogy with the original Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I wouldn't have it made any other way. Even my sister, who did not particularly like Lord of the Rings, said that the story did not drag on. Also, when deciding to see this movie do not listen to what they say about the HFR 48fps. Whether or not you enjoy this version all depends on if you want to feel like you are watching a film or feel like you are in the story with the characters. Personally, I thought the 48fps was absolutely gorgeous. It is not for everyone though. Take it from someone who is a film major in college. This is one of the few movies that have been released recently that I walked out of the theater wanting to walk right back in and watch it again. Peter Jackson set out to create a new trilogy people would thoroughly enjoy and he did.