A wonderful transition from The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2015)

The Hobbit trilogy has overall been a really fun and exciting set of films but the major flaw has been that for the most part they can't stand on their own. They always feel like one film in a trilogy but now that the trilogy is complete, I can honestly say that it's the best looking, most colorful, best produced trilogy of films I have ever seen. It's amazing how well they take a small children's story and make it into an incredible, epic trilogy.
A complaint with the previous two films was too much filler, it is clear in this film that Peter Jackson has only included the more valuable scenes for the story (except for a certain master's deputy.)Each scene in some way contributes to the story.
When I went into this movie I expected two things; an end to a trilogy and also a transition from one trilogy to another. I can envision people in the future to watch the two trilogies back to back. Then the story will be completely fluent and jointed.
On the whole the production value is the highest I think I have ever seen, incredibly good effects, great looking CG and on the whole on of the biggest movies I have ever seen in my life.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is not a good movie if you have not recently seen the movies that came before it. But as a part of a trilogy it is most certainly worth at least a watch.