Boring and repetitious

Rating: 3/10 (7 January 2014)

A visual treat, but it has all been done and seen before. The story is overlong and forced with, apparently, scenes from LOTR dragged in as subplots. How many Orcs have to die (saw the trailer for 'Lone Survivor' in that one just substitute Taliban for Orcs!!!!!!!!!!!!) and how many ways can Legoslas cut them down? It seems he can bow and arrow them from two Feet! The acting is okay, but the actors look bored silly. The script goes on and on over the same lines - how you can kill a good quest! The dwarfs and elves are like background wallpaper instead of real frontline characters, while Stephen Fry (playing basically Charles the First) is only slightly comical. And we have three more hours to go after the hours of boredom with 'Lord of the Rings!' Oh dear, can I stay awake in anticipation - the trailer for 'The Lego Movie' looked more interesting!