Cast: Martin
Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke
Evans, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Lee
Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Dean O’Gorman
Direction: Peter Jackson
Genre: Adventure
Duration: 2 hours 27 minutes
Story: Thorin
(Armitage) and the Dwarves including Bilbo (Freeman), are still inside
Smaug's castle. Even while Thorin is blinded by greed for the castle's
treasure, several other powerful forces are also making a beeline for
the power that the place contains.
Review: When Bilbo, Thorin and gang watched in fear as Smaug (Cumberbatch) flew away to torch Lake Town, little did they realize that their leader Thorin was going mad thanks to 'dragon sickness', lust for the castle's gold and the Arkenstone. He now refuses leave the castle or even honour a commitment to help the people of Lake Town who have fled from their homes.
Meanwhile
in Lake Town, Bard (Evans) escapes from imprisonment amidst the chaos.
The wizard Gandalf (McKellen) is also freed from captivity after a short
and sharp battle with several wraiths at Dol Goldur, thanks to
Galadriel (Blanchett), Elrond (Weaving) and Saruman's (Lee) efforts.
Sauron himself appears and challenges them, but Galadriel summons up all
her abilities and drives him away - for now.
Bard, the people of Lake Town, Gandalf and Legolas (Bloom) eventually make their way to the castle where Thorin is. Thranduil (Pace), leader of the Elves, also has a claim in the castle's treasure and will battle the Dwarves for it. They're all in for shock though, when they realise that a vast army of Orcs have gathered to annihilate them. Amidst all of this, the Arkenstone must not fall into the wrong hands.
The battles are indeed mammoth and this is undoubtedly the most deadly of theHobbit series. The visuals, sense of immersive fantasy, wonder and detailing, are completely on point. Jackson has managed to magnify all the best elements of the previous films and negate almost all of the melodrama to create a well-balanced and precise presentation that never drags its heels. There's even a snatch of romance - between Fili (O'Gorman) and Tauriel (Lilly) - as well. Everything that fans will expect to see in such a film is in here, times ten. Definitely a grandiose end to the three-part saga.
Bard, the people of Lake Town, Gandalf and Legolas (Bloom) eventually make their way to the castle where Thorin is. Thranduil (Pace), leader of the Elves, also has a claim in the castle's treasure and will battle the Dwarves for it. They're all in for shock though, when they realise that a vast army of Orcs have gathered to annihilate them. Amidst all of this, the Arkenstone must not fall into the wrong hands.
The battles are indeed mammoth and this is undoubtedly the most deadly of theHobbit series. The visuals, sense of immersive fantasy, wonder and detailing, are completely on point. Jackson has managed to magnify all the best elements of the previous films and negate almost all of the melodrama to create a well-balanced and precise presentation that never drags its heels. There's even a snatch of romance - between Fili (O'Gorman) and Tauriel (Lilly) - as well. Everything that fans will expect to see in such a film is in here, times ten. Definitely a grandiose end to the three-part saga.
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