A Superb return to Middle Earth

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2012)

I thought this film was amazing, I'm going to see it again. I absolutely loved it. Martin Freeman was amazing as Bilbo Baggins and actually topped Sam as my favorite hobbit. The action scenes were amazing although they have revamped quite a few sequences from the book it's all fantastic. The best scene by far has to be the iconic "Riddles" scene. Personally I think that scene is one of the best scenes from all 4 films. There's only one criticism I have however and that is the dwarfs. 4-5 not only don't get their time to shine or even a couple lines although I can understand Peter Jackson's dilemma with this. Thorin, Balin, Bofur, Dwalin, Ori, Dori, Bombur, Fili and Kili are the only ones to have either a large part or just memorable moments. The rest are forgettable and if it wasn't for the fact I've read the book, I doubt i'd remember their names. Other than that the film is outstanding with the second half being vastly superior to the first half. I highly recommend seeing this film.