I just watched it over the weekend and I thought it was really good. Just so you know, it's not a stand-alone movie. It's going to be another trilogy, so they leave you hanging at the end!
I didn't know this; I thought it was just going to be one movie since the Hobbit was just one book. (Lord of the Rings was originally three books so three movies made sense.)
I think we are going to buy it tonight to watch later this week. How long is it? Is it a super long movie like each of the Lord of the Rings movies?