I'm hoping the extended cut makes more sense of it.

I mean I enjoyed it and all...

But for all the thought and time that seemed to go into the other movies, it seemed like this one was just rushed/phoned in. And it showed in a big way.

If they had cut this down to two movies and cut out some of the BS, it could have been great. As it was, overall it's a trilogy that just gets you by if you need more after LOTR.

I will say it would be interesting to get the opinion of someone who watches all these movies in order. Because The Battle of Five Armies DOESN'T outdo the battles in LOTR, which, looking at it as part 3 in a 6 part series, might be a good thing.