Just...Good

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2014)

It was just a good movie. It wasn't bad. It wasn't mediocre. It was just good, that's why I see a 7 for this movie. Why? Let's start from the beginning of the movie, with the dragon. The beginning of the movie started off excellently, where the second movie left off with the Dragon heading to Lake Town. We see the citizens of lake town fleeing for their lives as they see the Dragon. Of course, some citizens didn't make it out alive. We see Bard's children heading out with Tauriel and the dwarfs, but are worried as to where their father is. Their father was still imprisoned, but escaped by sending a rope out the window, and having the so-called king of Lake Town getting trapped, but surviving being in that rope. He climbs atop a tower and shoots arrows at Smaug. He figures out he is immune to those arrows. His son decides to do something dangerous and goes to help him. With him, he has a metal arrow. Bard shoots it and it hits the dragon in the weak spot. This is the part I find a bit over-dramatic; his death. Really? THAT'S how a dragon is going to die in this movie? REALLY?? Come on, that was just over-dramatic. He falls on top of the so-called king of Lake Town, but his death. I can't get over that enough.
Other than that, there were some cheesy elements throughout. Kill trying to get Tauriel to go with them. Tauriel being banished from her home. OH! and Alfred being a big baby. HE was "assistant" to the ruler of Lake Town??? HAH!! What a coward. The fight scenes were definitely the best part. There were also some heartfelt moments in there. The last movie has a good setup for The Lord of the Rings, I guess it just wasn't what I was really expecting.