The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Many call this the best Hobbit. I don't see why - it is one of the downright worst films I've ever seen.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): Dir: Peter Jackson / Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly / Voices: Benedict Cumberbatch: Visually enchanting adventure about facing evil. Taking place immediately after the previous film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gandalf the wizard approaches Thorin Oakenshield urging him to quest after the Arkenstone, which is guarded by a fire breathing dragon.

A good step up from the first with awesome action, good comedy, very good effects, actors were amazing, the dragon is phenomenal (mostly cause great cgi and Benedict Cumberbatch being amazing), some good laughs, and some good characters. But there's still flaws like the other dwarfs while they get a little more development some of them still get nothing, the Pacing could drag, and some of the silliness is a bit over the top.

This, the second of 'The Hobbit' trilogy sees Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarfs continuing their quest to the Lonely Mountain… although they part company with Gandalf early on. Their journey will take them into the Mirkwood where they must battle giant spiders before being captured by the Wood Elves.

I've seen some reviews and noticed that some dumbos are criticising the movie for its great CGI, how it is boring, et cetera. But they can't see the amazing 3d effects and the amazing music, people need to understand that no film is perfect, but movies like it are very rare.

The hobbit series is a bit of a snooze fest. The CGI is awful.

The original Hobbit book was a cute little 200-page kids story about being brave. It had songs and poems and talking bears.

Peter Jackson operating on one cylinder still beats any other blockbuster director operating on all. This film is a strange amalgamation of horror, physical comedy, and epic fantasy storytelling that I really can't compare to anything except the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

I thought the first Hobbit film, AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, was just about passable, although spoilt by the inclusion of random CGI action scenes and a general lowbrow comedy feel. Unbelievably, this sequel, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, is even worse.