Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by F Farrell P — 13 Jan 2015

Great 2nd in the TABA Trilogy but doesn't follow the books as well as I'd have liked.

This review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) was written by F Farrell P on 13 Jan 2015.

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