The Hobbit Part Two: Electric Boogaloo
Words cannot express how much I loved this. Fun adventure, a bit of whimsy (but not too much so) and a big Freaking DRAGON. Lots of changes, of course, some good, some not so much but overall I'm loving these films. I like that the dwarves all have individual personalities..let's face it, I love the book, but there are dwarves who not only get no dialogue, but no character development beyond "really good at starting fires." I LOVED the confrontation with the Necromancer and Lee Pace was fantastic. I was worried about the new elf character, but I really liked how it all played out. Oh, and the way the spiders spoke? Perfect, fit the books, fit the films. If the first film was all about Bilbo's growth, this installment was all about Thorin. And I liked it for that (though seeing a few reviews complaining that it's not all about Bilbo).
Anyway, this movie could have been nothing but Smaug and I'd have loved it. Easily the best screen dragon of all time (finally edging out Vermithrax Pejorative from Dragonslayer). Long movie, but I could have stood a little more. It's a good time to be into fantasy!