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Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Blake L — 26 Mar 2016

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Almost as terrible as the first one... As a huge fan of Tolkien's work, I was horrified and very disappointed with this movie and the first... so bad...

This review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) was written by Blake L on 26 Mar 2016.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has generally received very positive reviews.

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