Very Unexpectedly Well Done Piece of Work

Rating: 5/10 (18 December 2012)

Wow, where to start?
I guess if you're reading this review, all I'd say is that you should get off your butt and go watch this movie.
My only gripe is one that is not directed at the movie. If any of you read the IGN review, you'll find that it was very inaccurate. They said that the characters were not developed well, whereas they were. Peter Jackson did an excellent job of creating character where there wasn't any to be had in the book. And the dwarfs were far from colorless.
Overall, it was a movie that kept me on the edge of my seat, and yet subtly brought back the Howard Shore Shire theme (which if that doesn't tug at your heart-strings, what will). What I liked was that not all of the dwarfs had distinct character. You'll find that the same is true in reality, with some people contributing to society, and others, well not. Very good movie from start to finish, and when experts paint this movie to be less that expected, don't pay any heed. This is a movie that gives the very Lord of the Rings trilogy a run for its money.