I'll agree they went overboard on the CGI in this series. Makes it look overly fantastical.
But perhaps it's more suitable to the children's fantasy style that is the Hobbit, as opposed to the far more mature LOTR. It at least makes the Hobbit movies different in their own way and not just a completely attempted rehash of LOTR style and look.
However, they never should have stopped using real people for the Orcs. So much more frightening with real actors. The Pale Orc is a joke, and even for all the detail they put into him, he still doesn't look or feel real, and as a result the orcs do not give off the same effect as they did (so well) in LOTR.
I really hope the portrayal of the elves can bring more to this series.
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