absolutely awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2013)

Peter Jackson did it again: an absolutely entertaining, exciting, authentic movie. The Desolation of Smaug is 100% Middle-Earth just like the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Unexpected Journey.
I know, Pete didn't follow the book word by word, he introduced characters that don't appear in the books, but always stays in the sense of Tolkiens books. The Hobbit is a child's book, without any additions it would have been a pretty boring movie. All (or most) additions are based on text from Tolkien himself (annotations of Lotr, ...). So I don't understand why so many are upset about that. Be glad to see more of Middle-Earth which wouldn't have made it to an own movie. Pete shows Middle-Earth as he sees it, it's an opinion not every one has to agree to, but nevertheless these are f***ing great movies. I can't think of any other movie with more love for detail and more passion of the filmmakers. And I'm sure Pete didn't split it into 3 films just to make more money, he wants to give the real fans as much of Middle-Earth as he can and I'm so glad he does! For me, he could have split it into 6 :D I enjoy every second of it, actually I'm even more excited about the scenes that are not based on the Hobbit book: the white council, Dol Guldur, Radagast, ...
Last but not least: to see Smaug and Bilbo together on the big screen is worth every cent I've paid and I'm sure I'll go and see it again in cinema. Thumbs up, Pete! Thanks for sharing your vision of Middle-Earth! Can't wait to see There and Back :)