Amazing movie for something still PG-13

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2014)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was a major upgrade to the first Hobbit movie. Only thing that kept me from giving it a perfect 10 was several cliché lines especially with the Dragon. Sometimes it felt like the script had a time lapse and characters were using words and phrases I wouldn't necessarily attribute to people from "middle-earth" and it wasn't Tolkien like. However the entire cinematography was amazing, But like most Peter Jackson films, some of the action scenes became a jumbled mess and you can't even keep up with it. It does however keep your attention and for a movie 160 minutes long, you have to keep an audience attention and it did just that.
I love the Lord of The Rings Trilogy and I actually read those books (I did not read the Hobbit), I'll say I like Bilbo Baggins character so much more than Frodo's since he had similarities with Samwise Gamgee. Frodo was too melodramatic and too cowardly to the point it became annoying while Bilbo is more balanced between cowardice and bravery.
The plot development was captivating and the storyline shifting between several different characters in several different locations was done well. It gave me an anxious feeling, like I wonder what is going to happen next and it was never entirely predictable as most movies geared toward kids AND adults are. The filming of it, the pace of it as well as the dialog was perfect for a broad age of audience.
Great film, I can't wait for the next one.