Superb cinematography (3D HFR) with decent story

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2015)

This review is meant to help people decide whether its worth their time and money to watch this movie or not.
Overall feel? I have read Hobbit and story deviations didn't bother me at all (not a die hard fan). I am usually annoyed by plot/character inconsistencies and those weren't issue either. Mostly movie was in action type setting, but had emotional conflicts and bit of romance, some funny bits and my favorite parts: that nice gray wizard trying to light up his pipe. You won't find deep philosophical knowledge here but there are moments for reflection. Its strongest point is definitely visuals and if you are not into it and didn't like story/characters from previous Hobbit movies this probably won't be better.
Visuals? Oh gawd they were good (HFR at least). For me it seemed very realistic although still sometimes disorientating and lacking in realistic physics. I enjoyed HFR of previous movies and thought it was even better in this one. I'm speculating that having screen covering larger portion of your field of vision might be better (as effects are cutoff outside screen). The whole experience might have been worth just because of visuals.