Complete shameless milking of the franchise

Rating: 2/10 (13 December 2014)

A Hobbit holding a ring has to make a perilous journey to a far-away land on a realm-saving mission, aided by Dwarfs, Elves and Gandalf and hunted by Orcs.
Sound familiar? It should because it is the exact same movie (spread out over three three-hour movies again) you already saw in Lord of the Rings.
Only this time there is a dragon.
Who talks a lot. Doesn't kill much even though he is supposed to be omnipotent. Cant seem to handle a bunch of tiny Dwarfs. But he will talk to them. A lot.
The hunting-party of terrifying Orcs gets massacred by a guy and a gal Elf. The Orcs don't manage to kill a single soul, although Orlando Bloom does end up with a nose-bleed.
If you retain any memory of LOTR, don't watch this because it is certain to annoy and bore you.
2/10 for completely copying LOTR and milking the franchise unscrupulously, but has some decent effects.