Disliked:
*Alfrid (too much screen time, then no comeuppance)
*Bard's over the top action and Disney family moments
- Bard's homemade son crossbow that took Smaug down
- Too many times the family was in danger and dad had to save them in heroic cartoon fashion. Family pose.
- Last dialogue with Alfrid that alluded to family is Bard's strength
*Galadriel's variable power level in battle. She takes down one orc with a shockwave that can be seen for miles. Falls down helpless during Sauromon and Elrond fight (oddly, they are not affect by what ever is draining Gandalf and her). Regains enough power to force Sauron to flee. Crumples into a helpless heap again.
*Wereworms
*No wargs! I can accept changing the goblins to orcs, but why no wargs?
*Elves jumping over the dwarf shield wall without firing a single arrow
*Orc communication flag post- How did it get there with no one noticing?
*Women, old men and children proclaiming they will fight followed by ...nothing
*Legolas air walking fight
*Gandalf being over suspicious of the ring
*Round two fight with Azgog bursting through the ice
*Thraundil's out of place final lines to Legolas and Tauriel
*The rushed farewell with Bilbo
*Personal quirky dislike- when Bard injures the Major during his escape from prison- Bard came off sadistic. Stephen Fry's acting in those few second made it the most violent attack in the movie.
Things I did like:
*Smaug mocking Bard- an appropriated added dragon screen time
*Pretty much any scene with Thraundil- Lee Pace was excellent
*Bit late, but Bilbo final felt integral to the story- Freeman had some time to shine in this one
*Interactions between Bilbo and Thorin