Jackson fails to transform a classic into an action film

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2013)

I am so disappointed. Jackson turned this great classic story into 3 boring hours of meaningless conflict that dragged on and on and on. He could have told the entire Hobbit in one film! Why a trilogy? I fear the profit motive must have been more important than making a truly great film, because the potential certainly existed. In this film, the scenery was great and so was the singing. I loath the cartooning effects in this movie and found that just distracting. None of the characters were developed with the exception of our main character. We were given nothing about the elves which are as fascinating as any of the action. The elf queen had no personality; she was a like a paper doll, flat with no affect, and boring. The movie takes us from one pointless battle to another with only scenery for filler. In summary, Jackson took a well-developed, perfect story, and tried to modernize it as some action-packed thing with all the tricks of the trade. It did not work.