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    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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    I was very excited to see The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. I am a massive LOTR fanboy and I actually really enjoy the newer Hobbit films. I thought An Unexpected Journey was very enjoyable and The Desolation of Smaug was phenomenal! I was very excited to see the conclusion of this great series, but I was sad to go to Middle Earth for the very last time. Well, I'm very happy to say that Battle of the Five Armies is the best of the Hobbit trilogy, and it's absolutely fantastic!

    The story takes place immediately after the events of Desolation of Smaug and follows the band of dwarfs as they try to protect the Lonely Mountain from surrounding armies. I was very curious to see how they would adapt the final pages of The Hobbit in to a film over two and a half hours. Thank God for Peter Jackson, as he does this with ease. The story is always interesting and is constantly moving at a fast pace. The action sequences are all extremely well done and are very exciting. There are many moments that put you on the edge of your seat and fill your body with excitement.

    All of the performances are amazing. Martin Freeman gives another great performance as Bilbo Baggins. Though he isn't in this movie that much, when he is, he's great. Ian McKellen plays Gandalf to perfection once again, and it really saddens me that this is the last of his performances as this character. Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom and Hugo Weaving all do fine jobs as well. The real highlight in this movie is Richard Armitrage giving an emotional and heartbreaking performance as Thorin Oakenshield.

    Peter Jackson directs this movie to near perfection, just like the Lord of the Rings films. The cinematography is gorgeous and the sets were so cool. This film was a true feast for the eyes. Many people are asking me if this movie is true to the book. And I must say, YES! Obviously they had to continue some added story-lines from the last film, but many details from the book are actually touched upon!

    Even thought the movie is constantly entertaining and totally fun, it does have a couple of problems. Firstly, though the CGI was mostly great, there were some moments where the CGI looked very fake. Some green-screen was obvious and there were a few instances that could have been touched up. Also, I felt like they used too much CGI. Don't get me wrong, I know that all of the original LOTR movies used a lot of CGI, but they also used many real sets and costumes. In this movie, there are barely any. Another minor flaw, I felt like the love story between Tauriel and Kili was very clichéd and dumb.

    Overall, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is an action-packed, visually gorgeous, entertaining and fun blockbuster that lives up to the legendary source materiel. Even though it has a few problems, it proves to be the best of the trilogy and is comparable to the original LOTR films.

    RATING: 9.25/10.

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    goosebumps84@  11.12.2014 age: 13-17 420 reviews

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