Felt Cheated Again

Rating: 6/10 (1 September 2014)

If Peter Jackson directed "The Three Little Pigs," the (first) movie would end as The Wolf was about to blow down the house of straw. Building up to a finale that never comes only leaves me feeling cheated, like "add another $12 in 10 months to continue playing." At one time, Jackson knew how to tell a good story. He seems to have forgone that to make sure we pay to see the next one. I'm tired of watching only part of a story. The acting was very good. The dragon was reminiscent of Satan toying with Father Karras in The Exorcist. I wish the dragon retained his wit throughout the picture. I would sacrifice some of the well-done, but repetitive, action scenes to allow the story to have a sense of closure.