Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) by Gamed2Long — 21 Dec 2014
Is this as good as the Lord of the Rings? No. But its as close as the Hobbit films could possibly come. Unlike the first 2 films which had whole subplots that were filler and bad filler at that, this is at least one whole movie. And while not perfect, it does do middle earth some justice.
The good. The acting by character leads. There is a scene where Legolas is fighting some orcish spawn, and you just know minus the CG its probably all green tennis balls. But he makes it feel convincing.
The scenery is beautiful. The mine. The town they move into. The world feels real and material.
There are some things I'd like to complain about. It seems like there is one scene in each film of the hobbit trilogy which is required to defy all belief. Such as the "dwarf barrel roll" of the last film. This film has that too. Not to spoil anything, but there is a tower and a falling staircase reminiscent of early Nintendo games. Also the film is a bit excessive (to the point of ridiculous) on the animals. I'm thinking the war "hog," the bats, and of course the bunny sled makes a return.
All in all. You know exactly what you are getting into watching this movie.
This review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) was written by Gamed2Long on 21 Dec 2014.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has generally received positive reviews.
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