Not as good as rings

Rating: 4/10 (2 March 2014)

The hobbit movies were always destined to be compared with the Lord of the Rings movies. It's a very tough act to follow and regrettably they are not living up to the Rings movies.
Martin Freeman is good in the role of Bilbo, but the plot is a bit all over the place. There are battles every few minutes, but the character development which was so well done in the Rings is largely overlooked in the Hobbit. Consequently the battle scenes which are well done contain very little in the way of emotional involvement. You really don't care that much who wins and loses. It feels like Peter Jackson as got too concerned with the look of the film and forgot a little about the plot!