OK film but nothing special and apparently animals died as a result of filming

Rating: 5/10 (1 December 2017)

I won't go into too much detail about my thoughts on this film. It was OK as entertainment, nothing special or very impressive as far as I am concerned and I reduced the rating I gave from 6.5/10 to 5/10 when I heard that animals (27 farm animals) died as a result of filming. If these deaths were caused deliberately by stunts or mistreatment on purpose then I would reduce the score further but it was more due to negligence it appears. As a result I will give some credit that "accidents and mistakes can happen" but it really is unacceptable in this day and age for animal welfare to not be given proper care. That therefore mars what was an acceptable piece of entertainment.
Artistically I am not a fan of Peter Jackson and find this film includes some of his usual overblown nature. Visuals are sometimes wildly over the top in the CGI causing jarringly unreal and muddled action scenes and there are pretentious traits Jackson has, trying to be 'clever' or 'impressive' without achieving those aims which reduces the impact of the drama. There is fun and entertainment to be had but this is not the best possible adaptation of Tolkein's classic and has plenty of flaws. At best I would rate it 6.5 to 7/10 for quality but I have reduced the rating due to animal welfare negligence as I have described.