The critics have been wrong, the movie is another fantastic piece bringing the similar feeling of the previous movies.

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2013)

Well, I don't want to write too much. But all I must say here is that I didn't expect anything from this movie due to the buzz and sheer disappointment of some critical reviews that I read. I didn't watch this movie in an Imax, but now that I have watched it on DVD, I feel I should have gone to watch it. All I can say is that the movie may have seemed a bit slow at times, but the previous retarded critics and myself included forgot that the previous 3 movies were somewhat similar too. I am going with a 10/10 because some idiots have under-rated this movie. I would still give it at least a 9.1.
I must mention that I didn't miss any of the previous characters of the old series. The new Dwarven characters are great and Bilbo is excellent too. Rest of the charm is obviously of Gandalf:)