Epic with loads of action! 5/10

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2015)

Review: As I didn't really remember the last movie, I honestly didn't have a clue about what was going on throughout this movie and it really did seem like a right mess. Some of the fighting scenes were quite impressive and the attention to detail was quite good, but I got lost halfway through the film and I didn't know who was who and what was what. The whole Hobbit franchise was a big disappointment for me and it was know way in the same class as the Lord Of The Rings franchise, which also got a bit confusing towards the end. There is a awful lot of action scenes, hence the title and some of the one on one epic battles were great but I really couldn't get into the whole story. Maybe if I read the books or watched each movie back to back, I would enjoy it much more but I don't think that I'm that interested to spend hours watching it right from the very beginning again. Judging by he box office takings, I doubt that many people will agree with my comments about the film and I'm sure that the true fanatics will be cursing me for saying anything bad about it but no matter how hard I tried to get into the movie, I just didn't find it that great. On the plus side, the costumes and cinematography was great and the CGI was top class, which wasn't that surprising, and I liked some of the characters like the obvious Gandalf and Thorin but Bilbo Baggins was completely useless in this film. Anyway, although the film nearly made a billion dollars at the box office, I didn't think that it was that great but it is an epic movie that has some impressive action scenes. Average but epic!
Round-Up: The dragon scene at the beginning was a great way to start off this epic 2 hour movie but I got lost after a while. I also liked the fighting scene with Thorin on the ice but the outcome was a bit obvious. Peter Jackson obviously wanted to stay away from the whole ring aspect of the storyline, as it really wasn't mentioned that much but it could have done with a break from the constant battles. As I didn't know any of the characters names and what side was what, the script sounded like a load of gobbly gook to me so I just concentrated on the action scenes most of the time. It was good to see some of the old faces like Gandalf, Galadriel, Lego last and Elrond but it's mostly based around Thorin and Bard who are fighting for the greater good. Anyway, I can't say that I will miss this franchise or that I would want to see a reboot in years to come but it is a massive achievement for Peter Jackson who took on the massive task of bringing these books to the big screen.
Budget: $250million Worldwide Gross: $955million
I recommend this movie to people who are into the Hobbit franchise and who love there full blown action/adventure movies. 5/10