Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Beast B — 02 Jan 2015

Let's set the record straight, Desolation of Smaug is clearly a better film compared to its predecessor. The rapid pace, the elaborate action-adventure aura, and the ethereal Middle-Earth panorama, all rolled into one big middle Hobbit chapter.

Sure, the film still suffers from its painfully, unnecessarily stretched narrative length, and the plot changes they made is no help in retaining the authenticity of the book, yet these elements can be rendered as a fruitful effort of the director in giving fans what they want: more Middle-Earth goodness and more references to forge the connection to the original One Ring trilogy.

With the third-act sequence being the most intense of all, the ending is sure to leave fans hanging in the air, craving for more.