Boring.

Rating: 1/10 (15 December 2012)

This movie is boring and it has a lot of liberality in regards to following the book. For instance the way to Rivendale is different. The manner in which the Dwarfs arrive is different as is their behavior. The way they enter the Goblin city is different and so is the death of the Goblin King. In fact it's actually a more developed version of the novel. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad thing, but I do know one thing; this movie is boring. I'm not sure what else to say. The film is not that all interesting... the visuals were nice, there were some genuinely gruesome bits, the Gollum scene was well done, the elves were portrayed to be unhappy generally which is a large departure from the book, most of the Dwarfs did not seem like Dwarfs and some of the things they said ("Do they have any chips?", (at dinner) is breaking the fourth-wall smiling. Props were nicely done, and most of the clothing was intricate and believable...
I dunno I'm somewhat divided on this movie. It wasn't great, it wasn't badly done, it wasn't... the hobbit.