Hobbit meets LOTR

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2013)

Don't know why so many viewers are disappointed. LOTR isn't made all the time. But I must say, this part has bought the Hobbit trilogy closer to LOTR.
The areas where the 1st part lacked - lengthiness, lack of action, etc. are no more to be found in this part.
This installment won't let you get your eyes off it, from start to finish. Sometimes it happens that, after a huge success (in this case the LOTR trilogy), producers, and directors tend to follow the same storyline in the next releases. But that's where Peter Jackson and Co. succeeds. The Hobbit trilogy takes you in to a completely different adventure, a fresh new feeling for the viewers and fans.
The only area where this installment lacks a little I would say, is when Bilbo meets Smaug. Smaug does look like a un-intelligent creature at times here.
But I'm sure that Peter Jackson and Co. will look into it, and will fix it in the last part, making Smaug look like a severely dangerous dragon to face.
Apart from that, the 3D effects are great. I've heard that they have used an all new 3D technology here, which makes this even more enjoyable. There are a lot of scenes here - one to mention, where a big insect sits on Bilbo's eyes, it never ever felt that much real even in earlier great 3D movies like "Avatar", or "The Avengers".
I'm really looking forward to the last installment, where (going ahead a little farther I would say) Hobbit meets LOTR, from all aspects.
So my recommendation, a must watch - in 3D, for all ages.