Extended Beyond Necessary but Good Finish to an Un-needed Trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2014)

I enjoyed this movie, but I am so glad this saga is over. I am exhausted from all that ridiculous and unnecessary scene-stretching for cash. Every stinking scene was longer than it had to be. One three hour flick might have been too short for this story, but three parts, really? I cannot believe it took so freaking long to finish off that stupid talking dragonÂ…sheesh. His tiresome narrative was so irritating he should have been silenced early-on. And what about them fancy long winded fight scenes? Oh can I have some more â€“ please? NOT! Never ending slashing and chopping and hacking, ohÂ…theÂ…humanity. I actually did like all the stuff previously mentionedÂ…but just like everything else in this trilogy, there was just too much of it. If only the theater came equipped with a fast forward button. Oh, and while I am whining about the few items that irked me, when it was time for characters to be hacked to pieces and wander off to Valhalla, why did it take so stinking long for them to die? Why? "Spoiler Alert" The demise of Thorin took up way too much time. At this point, The director should have embraced the traditional Hollywierd attitude towards death and killed the king, forget about him and move on. With all my griping and complaining, I have to admit I had a blast watching this flick. I feel Part III of this too long of a tale was very well done. It was not as well done as Part I, but pretty close. And it was so much better than Part II. In closing, the entire movie was very skillfully directed; the scenery was spectacular and breathtaking; the endless CGI was superior and the acting was beyond commendable. A job well done. I will get the DVDsÂ…and ensure my fast forward maintained at peak performance and is always operational.