The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Autumn is entering its final days :o

WINTER IS COMING

Some things stopped me of going to watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug since December when it was released, today at the first visit to the cinema this year I finally saw it! I've been reading some mixed reviews about it but it my opinion it gave me the exact amount of fun that the first one did and it continues to be an extraordinary very well crafted film.

I never read any of the LOTR books or The Hobbit book so probably I am not so demanding as some of the people that read them because I don't have nothing to compare it with.

The amount of CGI is huge but I really don't mind with that when it's very well done and that's the case. The action scenes are absolutely amazing, even better than in the first Hobbit film and I have to mention especially the absolutely fantastic barrel chase sequence! It was awesome! Overall, an exciting adventure!

I absolutely loved it, it was excellent! I can't wait for The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

you can't end a film like this :O

Just finished whole trilogy (TLOTR as well) latest release in 4K HDR and I've to admit it's outstanding... one of the best 4K releases I saw. Especially if compare to SDR version.

I really, really loved the adventure and excitement with the film. What I saw and experienced was outstanding, it took me away for near 3hrs and in 3D at that! Very well done.

I laughed out loud during the 'barrels down the river-falls' scenes, the quirky-fun way the dwarfs defended themselves and others. Clumsy and victorious at the same time! I'm sure you'll love this part as well.

While you don't get to see Gandalf (Ian McKellen) that much, you know he's always got something up his overly long sleeve. The mystery remains, just when you think he's down, magic!

“I am Fire. I am Death.”

Smaug was enchanting, smart, cunning and fearless. Oh, & BIG! Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug's voice is fantastic! He must have had a lot of fun doing that. Great casting and part. But I want more!

The Elves Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), are just about all action! As always in Tolkien's vision, elves are far and beyond the best of skilled fighters and bowmen/bow-women. To me there can be no other Legolas but Orlando and now with Evangeline's casting, both are spot on and you'll really like what they bring to the screen and story.

Sauron's evil is here and he means business! The All-Seeing Eye is revealed, now you'll know the Necromancer (Benedict also does the voice here too). For some reason, AC/DC's "Evil Walks" song was playing in my head!
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This is high adventure at it's finest, while not perfect, it's a film that took me away and into its story telling and fantasy. That's why I enjoy going to the movies, for a fun, good time and to disconnect. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was just the ticket on this hectic week before Christmas! Go see it and don't take the cons/bad reviews you read/hear about the film too seriously, otherwise you'll sit and think about those and miss out on the journey and adventure (there's that word again), it certainly, to me at least, didn't feel like I sat there for 2 hours & 41 minutes, I was engrossed throughout.

9 out of 10 stars from me.

9/10
Better than the first part of the movie and definitely more exciting and had a lovely flow to it. I definitely had a very good and fun time with this part of the movie.
For me as always the Elves stole the show and I could definitely watch a hole spinoff with the Elves as the main focus because they are totally frickin awesome and let's face it cool AF.
I could watch Hope/Kate being a badass as an Elf all day she stole every scene.
Smuag was Awesome and definitely was an
AVENGERS-LEVEL THREAT.... and the action and pacing in this part of the movie was Epic and relentless which definitely worked for me.

Side note the special effects are amazing and definitely worthy of the budget spent.

Creo la versión extendida de nuevo completa y hace más redonda la historia. Un acierto el poder a ver al padre de nuevo, para explicar mejor la lucha de Gandalf y sobretodo el por qué iba allí.