Really Good, Don't Listen To Bad Reviews

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2012)

This movie is great. I'm not a huge LOTR fan or Hobbit fan by any means, but I have read all of the books once before. With that being said, it's been years since I've read The Hobbit, so much of the story is stored away in the depths of my memory...
I have to say that I enjoyed this movie more so than any LOTR movie. Why? For the same reasons most top critics disliked the movie, the plot detail. From what I can remember about the plot in the book, the movie stays very true and doesn't sway too much. There's also a lot of backstory about Thorin that I didn't remember and it was nice to see that thrown in. The one thing that I've read in other reviews where I disagree is all the talk about how slow this movie starts. Well, if you remember the book, that starts slow too. BUT, I didn't find the start of the movie (gathering of the group of adventurers/dinner/etc..) to drag on at all! I found it very enjoyable and the movie flowed excellently all the way through.
Highly enjoyed this movie, it's very thorough plot, and the flow of the movie is superb to where it never gets boring. I would have gladly sat through another 3 hours of "part 2". Wish it was out already.