I meant to write a post after seeing it, but never got that far, so here are some random thoughts.
The first one was much better. There were a few bits of the 2nd on I liked (Bard's daughters hiding under the table while everyone was fighting - so sensible), but mostly it was a disappointment.
The whole kill Smaug with molten gold seemed to be totally stupid, and just an excuse for more silliness. Evil Thranduil and the whole Legolas/Tauriel stuff just seemed totally off.
The whole timeline being compressed like crazy did not work for me. It makes ME feel far too small - everywhere is on top of everywhere else.
The ice on the lake was wrong and laketown seemed far too low to the water. Totally agree about disappointment at everyone there being evil/corrupt.
And mostly it felt far too long - too many repetitive action sequences, too many orcs, too many plot holes.
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Date: 2013-12-31 12:23 pm (UTC)The first one was much better. There were a few bits of the 2nd on I liked (Bard's daughters hiding under the table while everyone was fighting - so sensible), but mostly it was a disappointment.
The whole kill Smaug with molten gold seemed to be totally stupid, and just an excuse for more silliness. Evil Thranduil and the whole Legolas/Tauriel stuff just seemed totally off.
The whole timeline being compressed like crazy did not work for me. It makes ME feel far too small - everywhere is on top of everywhere else.
The ice on the lake was wrong and laketown seemed far too low to the water. Totally agree about disappointment at everyone there being evil/corrupt.
And mostly it felt far too long - too many repetitive action sequences, too many orcs, too many plot holes.