Based on 280 votes and 51 reviews.
No comparison to the "Lord of the Rings" Some of the special effects dated the movie I think. Smaug should have stayed in the deep of his darkness. The storyline lacked depth. The thing the irked me the most was the fact they ended the movie at the climax of the storyline. What was that? Mmmmmm.....cheap money grab. Won't be back for the final sequel.
Although different from the book, it was entertaining from beginning to end. I enjoyed smaug the most. Could not stop smiling.
People who complain about the ending don't realize that it is not the end of the story. The third one will finish it.
All things considered this is a decent movie. I'll admit when I found out they stretched the Hobbit into 3 movies I was angry at the money greedy Hollywood executives but now after seeing the movie they have done a great job on extending the story line. Also well done on the Computer Graphics. There are a few drawbacks but an enjoyable ride.
Slickly done unrelenting violence from beginning to end. Must have been sponsored by the American Military to teach our children that killing is okay. Because of the sick message of this film, I won't be seeing ANY movie any time soon.
Fantastic, best of the best - I think it was very creative to deviate from the book in this part of the journey to keep up with time. Very well thought of - brought life, fun, much more excitement to enhanced the story.
I felt like we were back in the swing of it....it reeked lord of the rings and I loved it!
Best movie of the year I think!!
10 times better than any other 3 movies combined. The level of detail and creation that went into it is wow, wow, wow. I can't spell words long enough to describe it.
It was a great movie. I loved it!