Peter Jackson: Creator of Middle Earth

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2014)

A lot of Tolkien fans are upset because the trilogy seems to neglect the content of the book. It is true that the story line goes off, nevertheless it is an interesting plot.
I'll explain why I didn't give it a 10. First of all, it seems like a problem that the dwarfs and Bilbo barely interact with each other. Also, the movie has the tendency to need an elf to "come and save the day"; which draws much mood from the movie. Some shots seem to be made to show VFX rather than using VFXs to enhance the story.
Staying away from these mistakes, the perspective of the Desolation of Smaug from a film point is fantastic. Amazing cinematography, I have to say I enjoyed the 3D with the extra frames. I am a big time Tolkien fan, and being able to travel through all the unexplored areas of the North Eastern region of Middle Earth is fantastic! The story being told outside the book is mainly taken from Tolkien's unpublished notes, of course they need a made-up story line because Tolkien never made a story out of the notes.
A lot of people fail to see that Jackson is creating the rest of middle- earth and at the same time he is giving insight of how Sauron came back to power before the War of the Ring (LOTR trilogy).
Great job and production, I do hope to see more dramatic danger in the last movie as Sauron appears to gain more power. I am also curious to see how they make the connection between the last movie and the Fellowship.