Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (13 December 2013)

Visually, Smaug was pretty darn good. They loosely based his appearance off of Vermithrax (Dragonslayer), and the voice of Smaug was also chosen well. However, after a while, the dialog and character portrayal did not indicate a old, powerful, keen dragon. He felt more like a young dragon with ADD and no common sense.
There is a scene with Gandalf, in Dun Guldur, that felt more like a bad music video than the epic scene that it should have been.
The lighting continues to be my biggest complaint in this series. I felt like I was watching a made-for-TV movie, rather than a major motion picture.
The fight scenes were lack-luster and poorly choreographed.
Everything felt rushed, and not done correctly.