A cash-grab for sure, but I don't care

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2014)

(90%) It's not the most action-paced of the entire series, or the most exciting, but it is by far the funniest and most charming entry so far. Having these films back is a real treat and there's more than an slight element of a reunion between some of the characters that works really well as the gap between productions has not been that long so the ageing process hasn't ruined the magic. As the nature of the material on which it is based is more light-hearted, it was never going to rival the rings trilogy in terms of sheer grandness, but if anything this looks even more fantastic and wonderful, if a little too computer based. This is shaping up to be a great series of films that is worthy of anyone's time and hard-earned cash.