An unexpectably enjoyable film

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2014)

I am one of those disgraceful people who calls themselves a nerd but does not read comics or books, so when I watched this I was surprised at the outcome...
I have heard that like An Unexpected Journey the Use of IMAX was un- parallelled, however I only watched it in 2D, so aaaaahhhh
I watched it with a friend who is a big fan of Tolkein and he explained all of the stuff that didn't happen in the book, basically everything, but it still made for good fantasy entertainment and was a hell lot better than the first, because of... well having direction!
I am more of a Sci-fi fan so wasn't that hyped, however what I saw was very good, and well thought out.
Despite the inaccuracies, added Jackson fan boy moments and only 30 minutes of Smaug this film was very good and I would suggest it to even those who do not speak in the language of the orcs.