Puppyroach on 20 December 2014
Saw it Friday, a solid 8/10. It doesn't come close to LOTR trilogy but it is a perfect way to set newcomers up for those movies. As far as I know, neither Sauron, Saruman, the nine or Azog the defiler are in the book, but Jackson has woven them into the storyline in a plausible way. A director should never emulate a book page-by-page but rather retell the story the way he sees it. But he does it better in LOTR.
Legolas moves are as crazy as ever, but he is an elf, it sorta comes with the territory :).
