Well, I rewatched Part 1 and 2 in the last week, and actually enjoyed
them more than what I did at the cinema. Perhaps the expectations I put
on some films hampers my initial viewing. That kind of happened again
with this - so, I look forward to rewatching it on bluray one day and
perhaps changing my rating higher.
The shortest of all the Peter Jackson Middle-Earth films, this is
also probably the last. I found it to perhaps spend too much time on
Thorin's issues at the start, but, once it gets going, it is a thrill
ride. Jackson certainly knows how to showcase battles in Middle-Earth,
and this is epic stuff. There's plenty of individual fights to sink your
teeth into as well - I particularly loved seeing Legolas back in
action.
There's really not a helluva lot to talk about with this one - there
is no continuing of the journey, it's basically a massive battle film. I
like how the stories and events kind of link in with the previous LOTR
trilogy. I'm sure there are some continuity issues, but nothing stands
out to me at this point.
All the character's come full circle, with The Hobbit himself being a
completely different character to what he started out to be - he's gone
from scaredy cat to a true adventurer. All the character's introduced
or touched on in the previous 2 films get some sort of look in here,
even if for only a few seconds. If I had a little gripe, it would be
that some of the orcs and other dastardly character's seem more CGI'd
than before, but, I could be just nitpicking way too much.
All up, I do like the LOTR trilogy more, but that could be because of
one particular character I liked a lot - Aragorn. He was just so
fucking cool. This film and the other 2 are solid entertainment. It is
amazing how they squeezed so much out of one book. I hated the book by
the way, it was just so boring. The films are far better.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5.
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