I couldn't take this movie. I loved the books, read them all, including "The Hobbit." I even liked the animated version that came out in the '70's. There were some lovely things in this film, liked Elijah Wood, liked the sets, costumes, etc. My major problem with this movie was that it was very cold in tone. It went from battle to battle, and the scenes in between the fighting were little more than "whew!" The books were emotional, the books were involving, evocative. This was awful. When the characters emerged from the underground dwarf mines, and I realized that they had at least two set-piece battles remaining, I was out of there. It was a shame to waste such a talented cast.
