Very good movie, not epic but worth seeing again in 48 fps or 3D

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2012)

It's too long, easily a half hour could have been cut out by eliminating filler side-stories. By far the best part of the movie is the "Riddles in the Dark" segment with Gollum. Absolutely one of the best and most entertaining scenes in any movie ever made. The cinematography is wonderful and creative, but the computer generated graphics appear fake in several parts of the film (human actors have 'too sharp' edges and no depth like they are in front of a green screen, fake looking actor/CGI creature interaction). I saw it in normal frames/sec so perhaps this is better with 2x frames/sec. Some of the fight scenes are way over the top, reminded me of Transformers where they are just trying to show maximum frantic action rather than realistic detail (Orc lair). The makeup on the dwarfs is excellent. Soundtrack fits well, but is predictable. Song sung by the dwarfs was also excellent. Go see it, but not a best movie winner.