Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) by Grant S — 26 Jan 2016
Saw the first one, and that was enough. Plus, the Lord of the Rings trilogy should have prepared me for this: stunning visual effects but not much else.
Long rambling linear story, filled with nick-of-time savings from death by randomly introduced forces. Plus, goes on forever, and you have to get through three of these before you get a conclusion (screw that!). Yep, pretty much Lord of the Rings all over again.
At 9 hours or so in total, this series of movies will go down in history as the first time ever a book was quicker to read than the adapted movie was to watch...
However, kids will love it (though the movie's length may hinder that), as will nerds.
This review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) was written by Grant S on 26 Jan 2016.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has generally received positive reviews.
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