Impressive but there's a BUT.......

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2013)

I really enjoyed it, I bought LOTR box set (extended edition), I loved the 3D IMAX experience and yet there is this niggle that won't go away, the story is spread too thin, like butter.........remember? I can only imagine the Marketing Men and the decision to spin a short book for children into a full-blown LOTR trilogy, "Think of the money!", and so, they have decided to milk it for the next 3-4 years. I, for one, and when does 'one' count these days?, will not be feeding this greedy marketing ploy, I am sure the next two instalments will dazzle and dizzy the viewers sufficiently to bring in the Cash, but, sadly, that is what this has become, a Merchandising venture. By the way, Andy Serkis was superb, his Gollum is really quite chilling and even more impressive than his portrayal in Return of the King, a gem in the pit of filthy lucre LOL !