Epic, intense, and dramatic

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2014)

Having read the book and having seen the first two movies, I cannot say how overly excited I was to see the last installment in this trilogy. I saw it as early as possible and I'm quite glad I did. The movie starts with an intense action packed scene that has some very impressive visuals. Then we get some peaceful time with a little character development and dialogue. After that the real stuff begins. The battle is epic and huge and long. Tons of CGI and mind blowing visuals. It's very intense and dramatic but really fun to watch. Some emotional scenes follow that and then we get a nice and peaceful ending. As always Peter Jackson does a fine job directing another ambitious project. I've always felt that the cast in the Hobbit trilogy couldn't have been better, and in this movie they prove that; great performances by all. The story and plot are good but you really have to watch all the movies because without the others, this one doesn't make much sense (it's still enjoyable though). Finally, as I have said before, the visual effects are really quite stunning on this movie.
I do have a few gripes though. The opening scene could have been much longer, they could have focused more on Bilbo, the ending of the battle and such could have been more clear and efficient, and some characters farewells could have been better. Other than that though, this movie was one of the best movies of the year. The whole cast and crew did an awesome job on these movies and I just want to thank them for inspiring me in many ways. This trilogy has been very fun to watch and enjoy and I look forward to watching it many times again.