I was very much hoping that this would be as good as the LOTR trilogy however I have to say I was disappointed. All of the elements were there apart from the screenplay which I feel lets the movie down a great deal. There were a few scenes that were simply not necessary, such as the warg chase before Rivendell. This scene was poorly set up and was more comical than anything else. People have been saying it takes too long to get going but I enjoyed the slow build up. Where the movie lets itself down are the action scenes. These are too repetitive and rarely do you feel like the characters are in real danger, even when they are faced with what should be deadly situations. Some of this has something to do with the choice of the CG enemies. They just don't have the weight and menace of the 'guys in suits' from the first trilogy.

I'm looking forward to seeing the film at the normal frame rate as 48fps adds little and is too distracting. I'm hoping this will smooth out the kinks and I'll be able to slip into middle earth more easily.

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