Good movie, could have been great but eh, bad casting does that. Can't stand Elijah Wood, ever since free willy. If they would just CGI someone in replace of him, this would be my favorite fantasy series. He is an awful actor and it stands out SOOO badly in this series. Over act much Elijah??? I think so. Casting Elijah Wood for this was like when i found out Ben Affleck was the new Batman (just 15 years earlier or so). I cringe everytime he opens his mouth. Fantasy movie mostly except for any part with Elijah, I classify those moments more as horror. I can only watch this movie once every 5-10 years. I have to let my Elijah tolerances build back up. It's so much effort to watch him without going to the gun cabinet, taking out a shotgun and putting my television out of the misery of Elijah Wood. If you have to choose between watching this series and the Hobbit, watch the Hobbit. As a HUGE added benefit Elijah Wood is not in the Hobbit but for maybe a few minutes! Everyone praises Peter Jackson for these films, ehhhhhhhhh!!!! I mean Guillermo del Toro was involved in The Hobbit(Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy). THE HOBBIT SERIES IS WAY BETTER!!!! Guillermo is a far better director. I can't even think of another decent peter jackson film, Mortal Engines??? Omg that movie sucked, couldn't even finish it. He was just some nerd that got lucky and picked for these movies. I probably would have enjoyed LOTRO more if Guillermo would have had input on these too, maybe we wouldn't have had Elijah. Shame Peter Jackson, Shame!!