Peculiar aftertaste

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2014)

I'll try to be as impartial as possible and though I'm a huge fan of LOTR universe I look from the point of view of an average viewer who hasn't read any book by Tolkien.
First things first. I really enjoyed the movie. IMAX technologies and the movie's special effects were stunning. At the certain moment I found myself cowering on the chair when Azog was smashing ice with his giant chain. Still I want to mention two things that caught my eye and became rotten apples of the movie.
Number one - (some) dialogs. It's not about matching the original, it's about the distinctiveness of LOTR universe. The Hollywood dialogs kept me thinking I was watching a fantasy movie with common fantastic characters but not the prequel to LOTR. The last straw was Tauriel holding her beloved and dead Kili saying "Why is love so cruel?" and the following reply of Thranduil.
Number two - (some) kills. There are basic means to make the moment as dramatic as possible. Like to make a villain watch his prey suffering and waiting for death for a couple of minutes before actually killing it. This works once with the main bad guy. Now let's count these ones in third part of The Hobbit: Smaug talking to Bard conveniently giving him the possibility to load the only weapon that can kill the dragon (1), Bolg holding Tauriel and waiting for Kili to save her (2), a Gundabad orc standing in front of Torin and waiting for Legolas to pierce him with the sword (3), and Azog waiting an eternity before killing Torin (4). And many more!
There were many more strange inexplicable things that could have been avoided. But then again I want to thank Peter Jackson for letting me dive into this big beautiful world "one last time". The movie leaves a peculiar aftertaste like you have eaten a good old strawberry ice- cream with a piece of bacon on top of it (not sure if it's the best allegory ever but it's the first thing that comes to mind).