Not The Hobbit

Rating: 5/10 (16 December 2013)

Such a disappointment. Only 10% of the movie was The Hobbit. Every scene changed. Every character-building moment of Bilbo changed. Missing all of the charm and humor of the book. I rated it higher than I should because if you never read the book it's not a bad movie. If you wanted to add the extra Necromancer story, fine. But why not preserve the original story of The Hobbit? Anyone who loved the book will find this a real let down. Good points -- the fight with Gandalf and the Necromancer and the dragon scenes (however inaccurate). Better than the first installment. The movie was a little dull in places--forced foreshadowing in the dialogue took away some of the mystery. Overall: if you loved the book you probably should wait for the DVD. If you never read the book, this is a fun adventure story that should have been given a different name.