Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Foreverfalling — 18 Dec 2013

What a fantastic film. An Unexpected Journey was brilliant but this one just takes it to new heights, with a lot more action to boot. Thrilling and fun action scenes, great acting, beautiful scenery. The film is just shot so wonderfully too.

Yes, it does change certain things from the book, but that isn't a negative and shouldn't hold the film back. Some of these additions and changes make for a very entertaining movie. The only negative for me was the Kili and Tauriel romance side plot.

I just thought it was a bit cheesy at times and felt like it was thrown in there just for the sake of having a bit of romance. A minor niggle though. These user's that are bashing on this film and/or giving it a ridiculously low score, simply don't understand movies.

The film may not be to certain peoples tastes or you may not think it is fantastic, but it is in no way, a "bad film". Isn't it funny that there are people out there giving this film a 0 simply because it isn't identical to the book? This is a marvellous piece of fantasy Peter Jackson has delivered us, yet again.

Oh, and that Dragon! Smaug is awesome in this film. He looks amazing and the voice is perfect.