Not what you want for a 3-hour movie!

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2012)

What a disappointment! The scenes were much too drawn out and long. Especially the opening scene with the dinner. That was only good for a nap. There were humorous elements and most were childish which didn't give the movie a serious feeling (overall).
The only really good scene was with Gollum.
Finally, most of the characters weren't that likable and that is unusual given the long scenes that should have developed characters; perhaps because there were so many.
Anyway, it is one of those movies you have to see, I guess. And I'll watch the upcoming ones and hope they are better.