I actually give the first two Hobbit movies a 10/10. I went into the first thinking that if I give it an 8 then I'd be very happy & never expected to rate it any higher than that. But watching it for the first time was just like being transported back to the soft, comfy cloud that I have reserved in celluloid heaven that is Middle-Earth. I do prefer the LotR trilogy but I love The Hobbit movies too much to even rate them a 9.
I haven't seen The Battle of the Five Armies yet but if this trailer is anything to go by...
... then I should enjoy it. I should be seeing it very soon. I'm waiting for my Uncle & fellow 'Ringer' to get time off work so we can experience it together otherwise I would have seen it by now.
I never thought that I'd experience a perfect 6 film series as I'm quite awkward to please with big budget Hollywood fare but these 'action' movie versions of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's majestic works of literary art have hit all the right notes, for me.
But I guess the phrase 'don't count your chickens before they hatch' springs to mind as I may be too hyped up for TBotFA in a way that might never happen to me again. So I am trying to reign in my enthusiasm, somewhat. I know that it's, by far, the shortest running time out of the 6 films, which is a bit of a downer, but I'm still expecting nothing short of perfect. Just like the other 5 films have been, again, for me.