One of the best adaptations I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2012)

I was afraid of the fact that the story was split in 3 separate movies. However, I still hoped it would turn out for the best and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.
More screen time allowed the creators to literally film the whole book with quite a lot of additional content which is intertwined with story of The Lord of the Rings (which results in some scenes being slightly uninteresting for those who haven't seen/read TLOTR). The movie is full of incredible amount of details and it contains almost everything from the book.
When compared to the book, I've noticed only several minor changes. There was only one major change which I didn't like but I understand its purpose in the movie. Also, there were two jokes which seemed a little but inappropriate for an adaptation of Tolkien.
The overall atmosphere (altogether with colors) is far lighter than in TLOTR. This results in the fact that CGI looks sometimes a little bit "fake". Still, this might have been intentional.
In summary: The movie is a great experience. 99% of original content is on film, modified content is not that bad and additional content warms the heart of every Tolkien fan.
I've seen the movie in 2K resolution, 2D and without Dolby Atmos.