It's just really really bad

Rating: 1/10 (21 January 2015)

I created an account simply because this movie is too bad not to warn people.
Firstly, I must say I have not read the books.
The thing that struck me first is the fact that I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters (maybe Bilbo a bit). There was simply almost no character development, which left the movie feeling void of life and you didn't care if somebody died.
Secondly, many of the scenes felt rushed and the same with the music. There was no built up to many "dramatic" scenes which underlined the feeling of not really caring about the characters (they were just some random people crying or whining for some reason).
Thirdly, I just had no idea that those big muscular "bred for war!" orcs were really just the extremely handicapped portion of the orc army which were most likely accidentally taken along instead of the ones with a fully functional brain. I say this because it seemed like all they were good at was not fighting back, not defending themselves and dying to every single blow that any person in a 10 meter radius even imagined.
Side notes: where did those goats come from? Why didn't the big orc commander use his powers of levitation before, as he did when he flew out of the water through thick ice? Why didn't everyone just hole up and wait for the eagles? How did those few dwarfs who were in Bilbo's party change the tide of battle?
I hope someone reads this because this movie made me sad.