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How marvelous to see Middle-Earth again! I wondered how the extra material would fit into the story, and overall I was very pleased with the blending of parts of LotR's appendices into this film. It was so nice to hear the first couple of sentences of the book used.The cast was wonderful. It was nice to see a lighter side of Elrond, and Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis in particular were outstanding. "Riddles in the Dark" was everything I hoped it would be. My only quibble is the whole Azog storyline - I think I understand why it was added, but it doesn't help the story. The soundtrack is lovely, but why in Middle-Earth did we hear the Ringwraith motif at the climax when Thorin is going to fight Azog? It jarred me out what should have been an edge-of-the-seat moment because I started thinking, "Why is *that* music being used? It has nothing to do with any of the characters!"
