went to see it this Saturday with my dad and a few friends.
one of whom did not know the meaning of the word Sauron.
facepalm.
aaaanyway.
i came out of the theater with a lovely warm feeling.
i highly recommend you go, especially if you like long movies. It was silly and warm in a way that LOTR wasn't, and while some of the scenes bordered on foolish, i loved it, overall.
here's a quick rundown of the things I didn't love.
-The giant friggin' Dwarf statues outside Erebor. They strove to be Argonath-esque and failed.
-The Arkenstone was shiny, but not how I envisioned it.
-Thranduil's noble moose-steed. words fail me. that was more of