Long Hobbit road trip.

Rating: 6/10 (25 December 2012)

A few dwarfs survive to regroup and take back their kingdom. If fantasy adventure is your genre, this Hobbit deliveries.
Check logic at the door. Where are the women? The only way to tell the good guys from the bad guys is the bad guys always seem more fierce and ugly. Just when you think the dwarfs can't escape the cliffhanger of the moment something or someone comes to their rescue, again and again. In the final sequence when it appears there is no escape, giant birds swoop in for the save. Maybe you thought the trees would turn into firemen? Giant birds save the day. Go figure.
The movie is too long for all and way too intense for younger viewers. Great costumes, sets and makeup are interesting. Good cinematography and a great score will be noticed in award season.
See it for a fantasy fix. You may not not leave the theater satisfied when you discover you have been watching a nearly three hour trailer for the next episode.