Little Story, So Much Action

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2015)

The final battle which the other movies set up was literally put into its own movie. There was little story because The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was literally 144 minutes of non-stop action.
The only reason that people think this movie falls short is because the Lord of the Rings trilogy came first and was legendary and set an insanely high bar for any future science fiction movie. However, by not considering the LOTR and considering The Hobbit as a stand alone movie, it is actually extremely awesome. The special effects were amazing and the fighting scenes truly captivated me.
Yes, Elrond, Sauromon, and Galadriel were not in the original book, but in my opinion it is okay that Peter Jackson included them in the movie because they acted as easter eggs for the set up of the plot of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This truly is a great movie and brings the story full circle as the last scene in this movie was the first scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. I recommend it for any science fiction lover.