Brilliant, apart from the ending😔

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 2014)

Peter Jackson almost nailed it, God damn he was almost there. I'm not a film critic but in my opinion, BOFA was wonderful, up until the first character died. I have many issues with the ending, which sadly ruined the whole film for me.
Why oh why oh why was it so rushed? It is the shortest film in The Hobbit trilogy, just another 20 minutes would have even perfect.
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I feel as though none of the characters were given a proper send off. Fili died, it showed his body once, Kilis brief reaction, and then he was gone. Then boom, Kili died too. I loved the scene between Thorin and Bilbo, but again, it showed Thorin once and he was gone. Why on Earth didn't any of them get a proper burial for us to see? A scene back in the mountain in some kind of memory for the fallen was missing desperately. It didn't even show the dwarfs reactions, who by the way were almost forgotten throughout the film. There was more focus on the irritating Alfrid than the dwarfs of Erebor, what a tragic idea that was. Also, what happened to Bard, Tauriel or Dain? The battle ended so suddenly and everyone just sort of disappeared. It is such an awful shame that the film was missing just a final few scenes, such as a burial, the crowning of a knew dwarf king of a breaf glimpse of Bard and his family. The battle was epic, but the ending was disappointing. Let's pray there might be some extra worthwhile scenes in the extended edition. Overall, Middle Earth will always be in my heart and I thank Peter Jackson and the incredible casts for bringing these films to life.