Stripped of humor, and violent beyond need.

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2015)

I'm another fan of Tolkien. I really liked the LOTR movies.
Now, this might be a hurtful comparison, but imagine the Hobbit trilogy being made before LOTR. It would be the same as watching Star Wars episode 1-3 before episode 4-6. Stripped of sense and generally bad acting or at least bad depicting of characters from the actors, Which would mean, that there probably wouldn't be the same international hype about it. Thomps up for Azog though. I was cheering for him for a good part of the movie. Nice to see pure evil mixed with determination and pride in being the biggest, baddest and ugliest son of a dwarf- hating monster Orc.
It was as beautifully filmed as expected. I just wanted more.. I didn't feel the movie.
I wasn't hyped when I stepped out of the movie theater, I wasn't ecstatic, it hadn't been epic as I expected. I just went for a cigarette and an ice cold beer.