Mixed Feelings

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2016)

The Good - Saruman and Elrond vs the Nazgul - Bard fights Smaug - Galadriel throwing that Orc off of Dol Guldur - The madness of Thorin - Thorin charges out of Erebor - Dain Ironfoot - The acting in general is excellent - Seeing Mt. Gundabad - Great set design
The Bad - Thranduil and Bard's characters getting switched - Galadriel being the main focus in the fight with Sauron and not Saruman - Alfrid surviving Smaug instead of the Master - Did not tie up all of the loose ends - Not enough Saruman - Dain not killing Azog - Movie is too short
The Orcish - Legolas killing Bolg - Tauriel and Kili love story - Not enough Beorn
Just a rough outline of my thoughts on the film. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I thought it could have been better in terms of book accuracy. Still, that is just me using the extremely high bar of The Lord of the Rings and the first two Hobbit films (I am critical because I am a huge Middle-earth fan wanting to see Tolkien's legacy done justice). Compared to most other films though, as a movie in and of itself BOFA excellent!