Uhhhhh....
I was laughing until the Dol Guldur scene
Then I was screaming in rage
Tolkien is rolling over in his grave right now
Just saying
Okay I'll be helpful now. I thought the cinematography was good, the cgi was eh, and the plot was completely screwed. The battle of five armies was fairly consistent with the book, I have zero sympathy for Tauriel, and most everything was messed up.
Bard killing Smaug was nicely done though, and that's why I gave it 3 1/2 stars instead of 2. They did a VERY good job of Bard.

Not as good as the book but that is usally the case. but i really liked it! i would give it a 4 and a half stars! i would recomend it. the love tringle was annoying but if you look over that it was a really good movie! i really injoyed it!

Every single scene with the mayors weird side-kick guy made me so irrationally angry. Why was he even in the movie? Why?

Good production quality, acting, & effects, but the 3 film series is almost 7.5 hours of non-stop fighting, and though it's done pretty well, it's the just the same thing, over, and over, and over (and over). After a while, since you know exactly how the fight scenes will go, and progress (with all the Follywood clichés, e.g. NOTHING will kill the main bad guys until the end, and certain people are "sacrificed" regardless), the circumstances each confrontation takes place in, just become a blur, with the same responses and 'clichéic' dialog. In fact, some of the arguments/disagreements/conflicts within the group seem very manufactured, and are just done over & over, after they've been resolved. More time could be spent on the story, and the whole thing done in half the time.
I also feel that the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy does this to a certain degree, but there is much more regarding the story, and some change ups.

It's a feast for the eyes, but the dwarven and elven armies look a little too CG. Alfrid Lickspittle (yes, that is really his name) gets FAR too much screentime and is a completely unnecessary character. The theatrical version was missing a lot of key plotpoints however; what happens to the Arkenstone? Thorin's funeral? Who becomes king now? The Extended version makes up for it, but frankly, the theatrical version feels very weak without the added scenes, especially compared to the Lord of the Rings films. In short: all spectacle, little substance.

This dvd is just Awefull. Horrible, I don't know if this was supposed to be a comedy or tragedy. I mean I was thinking to myself, " What in the hell am I watching?" The dragon speaking to a guy trying to kill him, a dwarf king who just does the opposite, a dwarf who says that he will not sit back and wait while his cousins dwarfs are fighting (which is what they are doing), Bilbo gives the stone to the elf's to try to end the war, and then the elf's just quit fighting and go home. What a terrible series these 3 movies, awesome book.... Terrible movie (all 3 parts). God awfully bad.

Not a bad movie. The battle and violence really picked up though. The Battle of the Five Armies wasn't as good as the first one, but better then the 2nd. READ THE BOOKS FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alas, this movie is an obscenity.
Peter Jackson, having crafted magnificent videos
of each book of the LOTR trilogy,
true to both the spirit and words of Tolkien’s monumental text,
chose to treat this prequel as mere buffoonish cartoon,
much like Disney’s animated versions of classic fairy tales.
Such a sad waste of this superb cast,
and a despicable bait-and-switch cheat to the viewers.
Far better to listen to the audiobook version by Rob Inglis.

I liked this Sci-Fi DVD. It is not appropriate for children. There is a lot of violence. I like the whole series. I like the whole series for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord Of The Rings". I recommend watching "The Hobbit" first.

I liked this Sci-Fi DVD. It is not appropriate for children. There is a lot of violence. I like the whole series. I like the whole series for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord Of The Rings". I recommend watching "The Hobbit" first.