The Hobbit Trilogy: 10 Worst CGI Moments

10. Dwarf Stepping Stones

The inclusion of Legolas in the Hobbit trilogy was shameless fan service. The filmmakers thought it necessary to reference the Lord of the Rings at every opportunity, and no one gave them more of an excuse to do so, than Legolas.

Admittedly his inclusion in the films wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Although Tolkien had not conceived of the character when writing The Hobbit, the information we gained from The Lord of the Rings made it plausible (and even probable) that he was around during the story.

But man did the writers really stretch plausibility into all out ludicrousness. They torpedoed the character. Put aside the whole moody teen-elf thing, every other action scene was nonsensical. No longer was he the skilled archer of the first trilogy - who did the odd impressive stunt - now he felt like a lost member of the Avengers performing ballet.

This CGI scene perfectly summed up a key issue with the entire trilogy. Peter Jackson seemed confused about the tone of his movies. On the one hand we had a dramatic chase sequence with the dwarves in a desperation situation, on the other hand he packed it full cheap laughs. One tone undercut the other and caused the entire sequence to fall flat.

Legolas skipping over dwarves heads couldn't have been more ridiculous if he was wearing a tutu.