Excellent Film

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2013)

This movie for me is perfect unlike some reviews state...from filming to acting to the storyline, it all adds up to one extraordinary film. I have been a huge fan of JRR Tolkien and LOTR trilogy are my favorite movies and i think The Hobbit Trilogy should earn at least as much appreciation as LOTR. The first Hobbit Movie (An unexpected Journey) has already been taken out of the IMDb top 250 thats already a mistake, but after seeing the Desolation of Smaug, i thought that this one would at least earn as much acclaim as the two towers. anyone who gives this movie less than an 8.5 is wrong in my opinion because it deserves much more than that. it keeps you interested and hooked till the last second and even after the last scene, you still want more. i agree that the addition of the love story between Tauriel and Kili isn't the highlight of the movie but it still adds a feminine touch to the film that is absent in the book. Plus,i think that it is crucial for us to know about When Gandalf wonders alone into Dol Guldur to check for the evil there. It is part of the story and it is crucial for the third movie where the Battle of the 5 Armies occurs knowing that dwarfs, elves and humans are uniting against this evil coming from Dol Guldur and also knowing that Sauron was trying to come back slightly before LOTR started.