This is an 8.5( for now) rated movie?? (minor spoilers)

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2013)

I watched this movie recently, and found it very strange. Now,in no way am I saying that it sucked, nor am I deeming it one of the worst movies ever made. The movie was "good".
When I say good though, that is all I mean. Good.
The special effects were amazing in this film! They have improved since the last film. My friend who I was with commented that, " The CGI didn't give me a headache this time." the director seemed to focus on making all that perfect.
Smaug, though not as smart as I perceived him to be, was my favorite character. The voice acting for him was done perfectly eerie and perfectly suited for the character. Villains with evil British voices always seem awesome no matter what.
The subjects of my last two paragraphs are the only things that I liked about the film.( plus a short scene with Gandulf and the Necromancer)
The rest of the film feels like reading a short story by a 6 year old. What I mean by that is, there was no character development.:( all the characters went through the story simply trying to reach their own goals. There was no change in perspective. Thorin did not display an real sudden change in character,as the other characters point out. There is no true power in the scene with the revealed black arrow. I felt nothing new for the characters.
I will be nice and give it a seven, but only because of the things I liked about the movie were really cool! :). The End