Along with that, Legolas ( Orlando Bloom) appears with the all-new Wood-elf, Tauriel ( Evangeline Lilly), who actually adds to the overall story and returns in the third installment. The Sauron tease is as exciting as it was unexpected. Oh, and there are some giant spiders who Bilbo can understand when he wears The One Ring (ew).Īzog the Defiler also returns and appears in a scene that connects directly to The Lord of the Rings trilogy where Gandalf and Radagast the Brown ( Sylvester McCoy) investigate some dark activity at Dol Guldur. This film also introduces the Dwarfish company to Bard, who helps Thorin and his company into Laketown to prepare for war. His back-and-forth with Bilbo is the main highlight as the Hobbit works to keep the Arkenstone from his enemy. The dragon who began this entire adventure is magnificently brought to life by Cumberbatch who did all his own motion-capture for the hideous creature. The second Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug is certainly that. While there are characters and subplots introduced here that don’t take place in the original Hobbit book, this one might be the most accurate to the novel.Īn Unexpected Journey is a fun, and often comedic, tale of an unsuspecting Hobbit that is probably the most focused of the three. This, coupled with an excellent dwarfish rendition of “Misty Mountains”, is one of the best scenes in the entire Middle-Earth series. The banter between Bilbo and Gollum is thrilling and keeps us on our toes. Some of the major highlights from An Unexpected Journey include Bilbo’s scene with Gollum ( Andy Serkis) in the Goblin caverns where they engage in a game of riddles. Common criticisms of the film included the overreliance on CGI (which is a huge departure from Jackson’s previous Middle-Earth outings) as well as the 48 frames-per-second framerate, which caused a lot of audience confusion, but otherwise, this film is an exciting return to the Shire, Rivendell, and journey towards some new places on the map. The first Hobbit film introduced us to a young Bilbo Baggins ( Martin Freeman), who takes Gandalf ( Ian McKellen) up on his offer to join Thorin and his company of Dwarves on an adventure to retake Erebor. The Battle of the Five Armies might have been a little underwhelming compared to its predecessors, but it’s certainly a heartfelt last goodbye. Speaking of combat, the actual battle sequences in this film are fantastic, with men, Orc, Elves, Dwarves, and a single Hobbit all engaged in unspeakable bloodshed. Thorin, who also experiences some crazy hallucinations, is unhinged here and ends up engaging in excessive mortal combat with his nemesis Azog the Defiler ( Manu Bennett). The Battle of the Five Armies also does some interesting things with Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage), who quickly loses his mind in his obsessive search for the Arkenstone. The opening act sees Bard ( Luke Evans) take down the dragon in a battle that doesn’t seem to last nearly as long as we were promised, but it’s still an epic conclusion to the last film’s cliffhanger. The film opens where the second left off, with Smaug ( Benedict Cumberbatch) descending from the Lonely Mountain onto Laketown. Thank you for all of your support throughout the years - CoolROM will continue strong.While this may not be the best of Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, there are still some wonderful moments in The Battle of the Five Armies that make this final trip to Middle-Earth an exciting adventure. We feel we have reached this goal and helped cure more cases of nostalgia than we could have ever imagined.
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