Title: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.Starring: Martin Freeman {Bilbo Baggins}, Ian McKellen {Gandalf the Grey}, Richard Armitage {Thorin Oakenshield}, Benedict Cumberbatch {Smaug the Dragon}, Orlando Bloom {Legolas the Elf}, Evangeline Lilly {Tauriel the She-Elf}, Luke Evans {Bard the Bowman}, and others, including the remaining twelve dwarves.
Release Date: To theaters, December 11th, 2013. To DVD, April 8th, 2014.
Genre: Classic, Fantasy, Sequel, Epic, Action/Adventure.
Plot: Bilbo Baggins, now in possession of the mysterious ring, continues his perilous journey with the thirteen dwarves toward the Lonely Mountain. Pursued by vicious Orcs bent on killing them, the little party is driven to seek shelter from a potentially very dangerous person. Even Gandalf is wary of asking him for help. With no choice but to risk it, he leads them to the home of Beorn, a mighty wild man who can take the form of a giant black bear. Described as the Beast, even the Orcs are scared to challenge him. With his help and protection, the dwarves make it to the edge of Mirkwood.
It is there that Gandalf, finding evidence of his worst fears. Leaving the dwarves to face the dangers of the wood alone, he sets off to investigate the potential return of Sauron in the form of the mysterious Necromancer. Not feeling too opitmistic, Bilbo follows the dwarves into the forest where they encounter hideous giant spiders and dangerous wood elves, including Legolas. Finally escaping and making it to Laketown, the dwarves seem to be at their journey's end. They have no idea that their adventure has just begun.
Likes/Dislikes: The first Hobbit movie moved so slowly and tried to be too many different things that I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. This sequel, while jam-packed with lots of new material that isn't in the book, moved with a fast pace and kept my interest. Up until they got to the mountain and popped in to wake the dragon, that is. From there, it slowed way down as the dwarves wasted time and gold trying to stop Smaug. They only succeed in making him made. And the whole classic conversation with Bilbo and the dragon is all botched and chopped up. That really disappointed me. However, I did enjoy all the epic fighting scenes and the return of Legolas. The addition of the girl elf just made me laugh though. Also, the orcs are a lot more hideous this time around than they were in the original trilogy. I really liked how they beefed out Bard's storyline, but {as is typical with guys}, they didn't do much with the mysterious Beorn. He was a lot cuter in the book than in the movie. *winks*
Rating: Official Rating: PG-13. My rating: PG-14 and up, mainly for violence that includes lots of beheadings and blood. Not recommended for young children under ten.
Date Report Written: March 6th, 2014.
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