Thank the Heavens for CGI

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2014)

I can understand the difficulty in picturing someone else's vision on Armaggedon. However difficult, the question remains why would one need over two and half hours to do so. Why would one need over 8 hours to tell the story the writer did in 250 pages. The form has overtaken the message of the story, which, in itself, is worth telling.
Why do I vote 6 out of 10? I really like the acting. Martin Freeman as Bilbo is much more satisfactory to watch than Elijah Wood as Frodo, for example. The CGI is outstanding (Although I don't like 3D, because of the flatness in depth. It is just not enough). The story is great, especially when you consider where the inspiration came from.
Let just say I can not wait on the final chapters of the Narnia Chronicles on celluloid. There are only so much directors that can be allowed to have a personality greater than their product. In my humble opinion Peter Jackson is not one of them.
It's a pity, and what a pity.