The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

[Elskidor]

Anyone else gonna see it? Anyone else excited? Predictions on how well it will do against the previous film or the LoTR series? I think most people here know I'm a fan. I'll be at the midnight showing with high hopes and a pointy hat!

[Bolivar]

I'm gonna try to see it on Saturday my expectations are pretty high After how much I enjoyed the last one. It looks like this one is going to have a lot of changes from the source material but I'm optimistic and interested as to how it will play out.

[Shorty]

Going to see it Saturday! I am not a midnight crowd person and I have to work the day of.

I wasn't in love with the first installment, but I hope/think this one will be much better (Benedict Cumberbatch).

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I enjoyed the first one quite a bit despite all of its flaws. I have feeling this one will be better, though. I'm pretty excited for it! I don't know when I'll get to see it, though.

[Elskidor]

I've been paying attention to the critics, and all though not all of them have been recorded at RT yet, this one is getting a lot more praise than An Unexpected Journey, which I still loved. It's about at 26/30 bad to good review ratio, so that's a pretty good sign.

[Raine]

I'm waiting for the cinema to open up reservation! I'll watch it on thursday, release date, with my sister..like last year. Took friday morning off work for it :3 Aaaand we had a Hobbit/LotR movie day on saturday, watched all extended versions from 10:30am to 1:30am next morning!

(So yeah, I'm pretty excited)

[Miriel]

I'm cautiously optimistic about this because the reviews do seem to be better than it was for the first film. BUT, a lot of the rumblings I'm hearing is that it's more in line with the tone and feel of Lord of the Rings, which seems to be what most people want.

It's not what I want though. I wanted a children's movie.

But in any case, please baby jesus let the whole Legolas/Tauriel stupid love story thing be extremely brief. Thank you, amen.

[Elskidor]

You won't have to worry about Tauriel or Legolas, though there may be a certain dwarf and Tauriel you should watch out for.


It does seem much more serious than the lighter tone of AUJ, but really the only thing bad I've heard about is the use of CGI vs prosthetic costumes, which I could care less about. Peter Jackson may have taken the pacing critics complained about last time a bit too serious. It's suppose to be very fast, and never a slow or dull moment, so I'm predicting a very action packed film, with little room for song and cheer(I like songs though!).

[Elskidor]

Saw it, loved it, and damn I'm dead beat tired!


Edit because I can't sleep!



Alrighty, I liked it from start to finish. Legolas and his super hero stunts were probably my biggest complaints just because I don't see PJ giving as much to other characters and races. Slanted Elf love, I get it, but honestly I don't really have any complaints.

Smaug was done wonderful, Gandalf's story was cut too short if anything..I loved his side plot. If pacing was an issue for you in AUJ, it won't be here unless you prefer it slow, because this sucker moves fast and there is no slowing down when this train has started. I am looking forward to a slightly slower version with the extended version, but that's probably just because I'm a geek amd want more more more. If anything though the scenes feel possibly cut too short, and Smaug might runs a bit too long. Smaug is a dragon that future film makers will be using as their inspiration to get it right. Every scene Smaug is in is an instant masterpiece.

Sauron, Azog and Gandalf...I loved this side stuff, and was left yearning for more! Tauriel works well too. I like the invention of Tauriel and it's told in such a way that it doesn't hurt the story, and give a bit more character development to a certain Dwarf, and seeing as there are 13 of the them you kinda wanna try to flesh out as much as you can. It worked for me!

From Beorn to barrel riding, it's a fun movie adaption. If your a purist then you'll likely hate half of it though. Oh, and it is very heavy on using CGI this go around so if you don't like that then you will find a lot of issues with the Orcs. I'm tired so I'll try to update this better tomorrow.

[Shaibana]

i am definitly not that critical when i watch a movie, and i absolutely loved this 2nd part of the hobbit and they ended it at the right moment, jeez what a cliffhanger :3

i swear i would have riot if they (SPOILER) killed of Kili

what i also loved is that they give a little more insight and personal camera time to the other hobbits.
as for An Unexpected Journey it felt like the Thorin and Bilbo (and ofcourse gandalf) show, this one did not feel like that

[Del Murder]

Will see it out of obligation, but like Miriel I wished they made it more whimsical like the original novel.

I'm really looking to the third movie though, with the battle of 5 Armies. I've been looking forward to that since this movie(s) were announced!

[Rantz]

Count me among the ones who would prefer less action, fewer chase scenes, and more whimsy. Also, I normally have no trouble seeing actors as the role they play rather than the roles they've had in the past, but it was incredibly hard for me to see Thranduil as anyone but the pie maker, and Tauriel as anyone but Kate from Lost. As for the latter, she's definitely more out of her element here, and she's not a versatile enough actress to pull it off well at all, I think.

Having said all that, I still liked it for what it was. It was definitely an entertaining watch in and of itself.

[Fuzakeru]

I'm going tomorrow night with a ton of my friends to see it! I'm pumped up!

I've been listening to Misty Mountain on repeat all week mixed in with my Christmas music.

[Elskidor]

I think keeping it action packed from start to finish was a direct response to the critics who claimed the first filmed was slow going. Never listen to a critic! There are way too many different opinions, and you can't please everyone. I fully suspect the Extended Edition will slow things out and flesh out characters more, which i the only version I consider after it is released. I've never watch a theatrical version after the Extendeds are released.

[Rantz]

Well, less action doesn't necessarily have to mean slower. But yeah, can't please everyone.