As for nitpicking, you know the part where they get to the forges and stand behind the pillars as Smaug blows fire at them? They would still be quite burned, even with my headcanon of Dwarfs(spelling?) being more fire-resistant than humans. Adding in Legolas was okay(Especially when they sneaked in the Gimli joke), but Tauriel and Kili having a romance in that short of a time is a bit off. In another movie I would be fine with it, but for this reality it does not work because Elves and Dwarfs do not get along at all. It took a certain set of circumstances and months or stuff happening for Legolas and Gimli to become friends, so this quick romance seems a bit..... like if Disney made Romeo and Juliet.









BUT ERHMAHGERDS SMAUG!!!!!!!! I love his voice, it was a good match for him. It was calm, and a bit sophisticated, even when trying to grab Bilbo, but was not completely devoid of emotion. And just that spot where it cut off "I am fire. I am.... Death!" I saw that part, watched it cut to black and the commercials came up, and I just...

I believe most of the stuff that was not in the book were in other books(Well, that is what my dad says, anyway. I only read through the Hobbit, and none of the other books) The stuff with Gandalf was definitely an improvement, because when I first read it my reaction was along the lines of "why is the all powerfull* wizard leaving these guys on their own at the parts where the most danger finds them?". I realized eventually that yeah, he had other business to take care of, and the movie shows what he was doing.