Yep, I saw it. Apparently, I saw the first one, too, but I don't remember that.
Anyway, given I didn't know the setup for the plot except for the basic elements of the LotR series, it was easy to follow. Made sure to explain what was going on to people who hadn't seen the prequel... Which is stupid. I will now rant.
Guys, if it's a goddamn sequel, then there was obviously a part 1, of which it is a continuation. You're missing HALF OF THE PLOT. Guys, don't cater to those who don't follow common sense in movie-going. Like me. I should NOT have been half as aware as I was as to what was going on 14 seconds into the film.
Now that I think about it, this rant is really flawed and quite circular. It's good to explain what's going on in a film. I think what I mean is, the direct sequel following the precise series of events as its predecessor shouldn't function as its own film. I'm not saying H:DoS did this. In fact, it actually wasn't SUPER fantastic, but felt empty and somewhat anticlimactic. The series will only really be satisfiably watchable if you do a marathon. Doesn't work just to see 1 in a theater. Get what I'm saying?
Anyway, the CG and stuff was super-cool, acting was good enough (I say this because that bloody imbecile Kate from Lost is in there; god I hate that show... maybe she isn't such an imbecile as before, but my associations with her Lost character have ruined her entire presence for me), blah blah blah, you get the idea. Pretty decent for LotR standards, but I don't know if it pulled it off.
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