The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Review

     Hey everyone sorry I'm getting this one to you late, but now I'm reviewing The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug. 

     The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug is a film directed by Peter Jackson starring; Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, and Benedict Cumberbatch. It's the second installment in the Hobbit trilogy.  

    As you may remember there were problems with the pacing in the first movie. I think that problem was addressed in this one. It starts out exciting and it stays that way until the end credits. Everybody gave a good performance in this movie. Martin Freeman is great as Bilbo, Ian McKellan is still awesome as Gandalf, Richard Armitage as Thorin was very good. He's like the Aragorn of these movies, but at no point did I find myself thinking that it was forced. It was good to see Legolas back in this movie. Even though I'm not a huge fan of Orlando Bloom, he had some very cool scenes. Evangeline Lilly's character was not in the original Hobbit book. They just put her in the movie for the sake of having a female character. I'm okay with that if they make it memorable and she was memorable. There is a love story brewing between her and one of the dwarves, I wasn't a huge fan of that but it didn't overshadow the main parts of the film.  

    Now need to talk about the dragon at this point. He's awesome. I've heard some fans complaining that he was in the trailer. People said that it wouldn't be as memorable when he first came on screen. The most memorable scenes with Smaug where not in the trailer. He sounded so menacing I loved it. Smaug is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch he's one of my favorite actors working today. He was the perfect choice to voice Smaug. 

    One area where this movie wasn't as good as the last one was the soundtrack. The Desolation of Smaug has a good soundtrack. I just didn't feel the need to own it after walking out of the theatre. I have the soundtrack to An Unexpected Journey I listen to it actively. I don't feel the need to own this one.  

    Overall this movie was an improvement over the first film which was still a movie that I enjoyed. It's exciting from start to finish particularly during a barrel chase towards the beginning of the movie. I'm going to give this movie 4.8 out of 5 stars. I loved this movie, I'm looking forward to the next one. Thanks for reading everyone.