The Hobbit Trilogy: 10 Worst CGI Moments

Initially this scene got applause when it first hit screens. Part of the allure of the elves in the Lord of the Rings was the apparent discipline and fluid skill in battle. From that first moment in the Fellowship Prologue, when the elven swordsmen flurry their blades in a succinct motion, we were hooked.

As was typical for The Hobbit, Peter Jackson took everything that was great in Lord of the Rings, dialled it up to eleven and completely ruined it. The elves become too co-ordinated, too in unison and nothing about them felt natural. Having inhuman degrees of discipline and skill made them impressive, but this was a whole level above inhuman, it was simply unrealistic even for the world of Middle-earth.

It didn't help that almost all the footage of the armies was CGI. This sort of worked for the wide shots, but for the close ups, it was painfully obvious everything was digitally created. Nothing felt real, the characters looked as though they had no physical weight, pulling you completely out of the moment. The Battle of the Five Armies just looked like a cut scene from the Shadow of Mordor game franchise.