Went to see this movie yesterday and apart from the spiders, I really enjoyed it.
IMDB says: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
Peter Jackson's film is very dark and epic, as it should be and there has been a lot added to this movie that was not there in the book.
Ian McKellan (Stardust, X-Men) stars as Gandalf once more and Martin Freeman (Sherlock, Love Actually) as Bilbo Baggins. Richard Armitage (Captain America: The First Avenger, Robin Hood) stars as Thorin the rightful King of the Dwarves wanting to reclaim his homeland and he has his faithful comrades Balin (Ken Stott of Shallow Grave, King Arthur), Dwalin (Graham McTavish of Columbiana, Rambo), Bifor (William Kircher of Out of The Blue, Send a Gorilla), Bofur (James Nesbitt of Bloody Sunday, Murphy's Law), Bombur (Stephen Hunter of Ladies Night, All Saints), Fili (Dean O'Gorman of The Almighty, Young Hercules), Kili (Aidan Turner of Being Human, The Mortal Instruments: Coty of Bones), Oin (John Callen of The Man Who Lost His Head, Love Birds), Gloin (Peter Hambleton of The Last Tattoo, The Rainbow Warrior), Nori (Jed Brophy of District 9, The Warrior's Way), Dori (Mark Hadlow of Meet the Feebles, King Kong) and Ori (Adam Brown of Minimum, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey).
Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Elizabethtown) stars once more as Legolas and Evangeline Lily (Lost, Real Steel) as Tauriel. Lee Pace (Lincoln, The Fall) stars as Thranduil, Legolas' father and Cate Blanchett (Hanna, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) appears briefly as Galadriel. Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) is unmistakable as the Necromancer/Smaug and the scenes with the dragon are exceptional.
Sylvester McCoy (Dr Who, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) reprises his role as Radagast and Luke Evans (Immortals, The Raven) plays Bard/Girion.
All in all a very good movie and we can't wait for the finale.
Tagline: Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all. 9/10
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Good review Karen. Could have used more Bilbo, but it was fine for what it was. Even if I still feel like this is an obvious and manipulative cash-grab.
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