Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) by Akino1 — 21 Dec 2014
Minus one for the quick and easy death of Smaug at the start of the film. I agree with people saying he should have died at the end of DOS. It would have been much more meaningful. Or he should have been given more minutes at the start of the film. Such a fun character.
Minus one for the terrible acting of Martin Freeman and Luke Evans. At times I asked myself what is wrong with these guys?
Minus one for everything happing in fast-motion. It's like a 4-hour movie cut to a 2.5-hour highlights. The clever slow and fast pacing found in the LOTR films and even the DOS can not be found here. Also the ability of everyone (including children) to take down full-grown armored orcs so easily is very very disappointing. This is not a movie for the kids if I am right.
On the bright side Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and Lee Pace show their awesome acting skills. The scene including Sauron and The White Council is unprecedented. I must also mention the final battle between Thorin and Azog was incredible, like the last battle between Obi-wan and Anakin at the end of ROTS, close and personal.
This review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) was written by Akino1 on 21 Dec 2014.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has generally received positive reviews.
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