could be better/will it be better?

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2014)

Visually stunning, the acting is pretty good too, Martin Freeman is so perfectly cast I think even Tolkien would have approved, how much else he would have approved only he knows, or maybe his son really does know,
It fees disjointed, but then, that seems to be in keeping with all the initial releases of Jackson's films. Its only when one gets the extended versions that so many more things make sense and you are left with a much better and rounded film, i only hope this time when the extended version of DoS comes out we get a little less background and a bit more film. I also wonder why the extended versions don't get cinematic release, after all, the colour, the incredible scenery and the visualisation is almost crying out for a massive release.
I guess I prefer Tolkien to Jackson and introducing new characters that i don't feel - at this stage that is-lend themselves to the whole concept has helped a great deal in changing that opinion and i am always left with the thought that Peter seems to have issues with the Elves, he always seems to want to make them tragic figures or is that a wild guess? i guess i will have to wait and see when there and back again comes out, preferably in its extended version.
I am left with the thought that normally the middle film of a trilogy is the weakest one and i guess that, unless the extended version amends this thought, this is hopefully the case here.