I enjoyed most of the barrel scene, and Bombur's barrel roll may go down as one of the best comedy moments in the whole hobbit trilogy (and comedy is important given the tone of the original book, but because much of the humour in the original wouldn't translate to the film, they needed to come up with new comedy elements). But it certainly didn't need to be followed up with the Legolas jumping-on-heads sequence, which did have me rolling my eyes.
One thing I appreciate that Jackson has added is a very unique style to the way that the dwarves fight: a seemingly impossible level of synchronization and coordination in their actions as a group. It's a consistent approach that first appeared during the plate throwing at Bag End, and then in the goblin tunnels, the barrel escape, and the forges at the end of DoS. In some ways it sort of makes up for not being able to really develop each dwarf individually, to have this fascinating style of action and combat to the whole group.
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