The movie speaks for itself; a cinematic experience that overwhelms the senses. The extended edition really is worth the investment. As for Best Buy, they actually sent it to me earlier than expected. Thank you!

It was the best of the Hobbit movies. All the key parts from the book were there. With much designed to tie into the Lord of the Ring series, it often strayed from the novel's pages. I loved the book but was not at all disappointed with the movie; I have watched it many times. The best opening of all six movies.

Some will argue these already bloated movies don't need more filler, but I always enjoy the added scenes. This "prequel trilogy" is definitely not as good as 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, but there is definitely fun to be had here. There's an extended chariot scene on a frozen river with the wargs and the mountain goats that gets kind of gory, with the wargs getting splattered by the chariots, but I still think for it to get an R rating there could of been more blood, at least the big battle with Thorin and Azog could've been a bit more visceral. The picture quality, 3d quality, and sound quality is on par with the theatrical bluray, which are all excellent. There's hours of bonus features, which I myself have not gone through. The biggest problem with this set his the very high asking price of 45 dollars. That's a lot of coin for a movie release, so I can't wholeheartedly recommend that people run out and buy it. I bought mine on the first week when it was on sale for about 35 dollars, which was a little steep, but so far, that's the cheapest I've seen it. If the rating would allow it. I would give it 3.5 stars I will mark it as a recommend, but at a better price point.

Once again the 3D seems deeper and more nuanced on my screen than in the theater. Maybe there really is a sweet spot in the theater? Seating two meters away, dead center, from my 50-inch 3D set and The Battle of the Five Armies is raging in my home theater!

Excellent Acting, Great Special Effects, Great Movie Music, and Exceptional Storyline. I always look for movies like this one which are action packed and keep me immersed in the story from start to finish!