Gold hoarding Dragon, Dwarves, Elves, a Hobbit and a Wizard *No spoilers

You probably guessed from my title post I went to go see the movie, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug this weekend. Once we finally finished watching 25 previews before the movie, the beginning pretty much started right from where it ended in the first movie. (Don't worry I'm not going to spoil anything). I just wanted to state, my overall opinion of the movie. First of all, I don't understand why there are three movies for The Hobbit. Clearly this is a way for the movie producers to make more money. I mean, the actual book wasn't even that long of a story. I feel like they are really stretching the whole production. My other opinion is, I wish they could've done a better job of the soundtrack. Although there was some excitement, the soundtrack was much better in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I feel like Peter Jackson has gotten lazy and wanted a quick billion dollars. I can't wait til the conclusion to put an end to this trilogy. It was disappointing, but extreme fans may disagree, so they don't have to take my word for it. The positives were: The acting was fine, you get to learn more about the history between the elves and the dwarves, and some new characters show up, and the dragon was pretty spectacular. The negative: All in all, the directors could've finished the movies in just two movies, because I doubt there is enough material to cover three hours for a third movie. One more thing, families with small children ages 4-6, it might be a little too scary for them. The spiders in it were pretty creepy, so was the necromancer, and the appearance of the orcs might give little kids nightmares. Also the lame love story that is not in the book makes no sense at all. I hate when directors change the actual story to 'Hollywoodize' it. I give the movie a C-.