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Oct 03, 2016Tabaqui rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
First of all, I am a total LOTR geek, so please excuse my enthusiasm about this. Anyway, I mostly liked the movie. Sure, the dwarves act like they have no sense half the time (except Balin) and the timeline is majorly condensed, but the stunning visuals and epic fight scenes make up for that. Legolas makes sense, since he would have been around at that time. I like his addition, since he is awesome and an amazing fighter, but I CANNOT AND WILL NOT ACCEPT TAURIEL!!! She is basically a one-dimensional character added for the love triangle. Don't even get me started on that. It ruins what would otherwise be a great movie! Anyone who has ever read the book knows exactly which dwarf dies! Plus, since Tauriel is not in LOTR, we never get closure on her story. She just drops off the face of Middle-Earth. (Pun intended.) Bad choice of character addition, Peter Jackson. Besides that, I thought the movie was quite well done. The barrel scene is hilarious. :) Also, the scenes at Dol Guldor added some detail that helped the story along. Galadriel did get a little weird... However, I just cannot get past the addition of a character who did not fit with the story, and ruined some other characters for me. Still, it was fun to watch. And 22950006357453, good point. The title is worded oddly.