Since I'm a Tolkein fan and a fan of LOTR (Peter Jackson), I had high expectations. The movie did not fail. I was glued to my seat for nearly 3 hours. I will see it again, but at a different theater.
The movie theater (Cinemagic) had the sound too low making it difficult to hear some of the conversations. When I spoke to an employee after the show, she said it was because they feared the noise from the battles would be too loud & she would tell the manager about my comments.