No such thing as too much action?

Rating: 7/10 (2 January 2013)

I watch movies for the visuals as much as the story and I used to think there was no such thing as too much action but this film changed my mind about that. The types of movies I most like to watch seem to have entirely too many drawn-out fight and chase scenes these days and this one takes the cake! The first LOR was amazing and I've enjoyed all of them--even this one--but I grow weary of films that primarily consist of action scenes interspersed with clever dialog and imagery when it should be the other way around. It might have been better if it were shorter in length. The visuals were amazing and I've never felt dizzy while watching a movie before this one, which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing but it was kind of cool. I was exhausted after watching this film and felt like it didn't get very far. I am tempted to give it a six but my feeling is that any film with an IMDb rating of "7" is worth a watch and this film is definitely worth a watch but I have no desire to watch it again, unlike the first LOR.