Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Nader H — 29 Dec 2014
(Flixster deleted this review too. Is Tanner running Flixster?).
Is it a better movie than the last one? To an extent.
It is much more driven and that Barrel sequence was fantastic. Plus the fight between Legolas and the Orc was actually quite engaging.
But the characters are still for the most part forgettable. The various plots going on should have been streamlined (Tauriel was hot, but she served no purpose other than some stupid, forced love triangle), like the last one scenes could have been cut down, and my God, we fucking get it, Sauron is returning! There should have been a record for how many times 'A darkness is coming' was said.
And again, there is an extended cut of this?
This review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) was written by Nader H on 29 Dec 2014.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has generally received very positive reviews.
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