I liked everything about this, including the return of all voice actors. My kids were a little disappointed in how short it was, but they really enjoyed it.
The 3d on this movie was awesome and the special effects were great, yet I found myself often-times bored. The story just didn't have enough to it and the characters were under-developed. Just meh.
This movie, although not as good as the first 2 movies, is still really good, and it is just setting up the final film. If you have read the books you know this is the slower part of the book and it shows in the movie - but this is just part 1 and it does a good job of getting you excited for part 2 coming to theatres Nov. 2015