Title:The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Director: Peter Jackson
Screenwriter(s): Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens & Guillermo del Toro
Rating: PG-13
Official Site: Click Here
Release Date: December 13, 2013
My Thoughts:
Thanks to 760 AM KFMB, I attended an Advanced Screening of The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I usually like to indicate if I liked the movie,
book, or both. I haven’t read the book, so for now let me just say that The
Desolation of Smaug is one of my favorite movies of 2013.
Although, I enjoyed The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey. It was fairly slow paced and some of the scenes were drawn-out, so I
was unsure of what to expect from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Was it
slow paced? Absolutely not. The Desolation of Smaug was action packed early on.
The battle scenes were epic and somewhat
graphic with disturbing images as indicated in the movies ratings; yet,
skillfully depicted. I don’t usually
like to watch movies in 3D, but this was the perfect effect for this movie. I
can’t speak for anyone else, but I found myself jumping off the seat during a
couple of the unpredictable action sequences. The movie kept me glued to the
screen. I was so captivated by the movie that I lost track of time. And just
right smack at the height of the action, there’s a turning point—and then the
end that left me saying, “Noooooo, you just can’t end the movie like this. A
big cliffhanger??? Really???” Oh well, other than leaving me on the edge wanting
answers, The Desolation of Smaug is an awesome must see movie.
*On a side note: Although I give all of the crew kudos, I should have known Guillermo del Toro had a hand in the creation of this movie because I loved it just as much as Pacific Rim, in which he was a director/producer/screenwriter.
*On a side note: Although I give all of the crew kudos, I should have known Guillermo del Toro had a hand in the creation of this movie because I loved it just as much as Pacific Rim, in which he was a director/producer/screenwriter.
