Honestly - PJ what happened??

Rating: 6/10 (11 December 2014)

I have waited for this movie for a whole year. I liked the first 2 movies, but i didn't love them. I am a Tolkien fan and I read most of his books. So of course I was excited about the movies.
Let's go back a bit. Remember the LOTR trilogy? I loved it. It had everything. Good story, plot, cast..everything. I grew up watching it, and I still watch those movies over and over. I can feel the love and the effort that was present during their making. Sure, some things were also changed. But it was done in a very good way.
And then this. The best thing about the Hobbit is Martin Freeman as Bilbo. And of course Ian as Gandalf. And that is it for me. The CGI is over the top. And not in a good way. The actors have so much make up that I can't take them seriously. The dwarfs are too..good looking? ordinary? I don't know.
**SPOILER!!!!**
Anyway, I saw BOFA last night and I was disappointed. I mean did they even have actors for that or was that also CGI? Don't get me wrong, the CGI looked great..but it was too much of it. And the love story? Come on. WHY?!?! Money. That is why. Giant bats? Oh, and where are the Wargs and the goblins?? And Alfrid? Who is that guy?! I wanted to say farewell to Middle-earth and enjoy it one last time. I just couldn't. I did not hate this movie. But I definitely didn't love it. The audience laughed during some scenes that were so obviously CGI. I'm not kidding.
But the movie had some good parts. The inner struggle of Thorin was interesting. And I loved the White Council and the reference for Aragorn at the end. The last scene was great.
All in all, It is a disappointment. But it's Middle-Earth. That's why I'm giving 7 stars.