The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

[a big improvement over the first part]

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

IMDB- 9.1 (Initial rating.To be updated later)

RottenTomatoes- 74%

RJG Ratings- 94

Bilbo and the dwarves continue their trek towards the misty mountains.

Starring- Martin Freeman,Richard Armitage,Luke Evans ,Ian McKellan

Director- Peter Jackson

Hobbit 2 is not a standalone movie at any cost.You HAVE to see the first part before seeing this one.

The cast do a wonderful job once again.Although its still very difficult for much focus to be given to the less prominent dwarves ,Peter Jackson does his best to get each one a good scene to shine.Martin Freeman does a good job as Bilbo.His character is slowly developed through the course of the movie ,giving him more opportunity to break free from the naive role he showed in the first movie.

Ian Mckellan has a very reduced role in the movie comparatively ,similar to his role in Two Towers.At times his role feels too stretched and unnecessary.Richard as Thorin once again gives a good performance.Orlando Bloom returns to the trilogy after a decade as Legolas.His role as a younger and more rash Legolas was great.Evangeline Lilly shines in the sole female role.Luke Evans as Barde was another excellent addition. 

The story is once again stretched to the point of breaking.It doesnt have the smoothness of the earlier Lord of the Rings.Its quite easy to notice these stretch points ,and it sort of ruins the pace.But unlike the first part ,Jackson has tried his best to cover these points.A lot could have been edited out, and the 160min movie could have been reduced by 10-15min.

Another major issue was the abrupt ending.It was a complete cliffhanger situation.And once again the stretching issue plays a major part here.Hobbit 2's finale, will now only be taking place in Hobbit 3's starting.Its predictable though.

The character development was good ,and all the characters were well fleshed out.The real surprise ,was the love story that Jackson has tried to infuse into the story.

The visual effects once again take the center stage.The beautiful background and the exciting action sequences will leave you spellbound.But the real winner was kept for last!And yes ,its SMAUG.The dragon's grand reveal was hidden for months ,and getting to see Smaug in his full form ,with all the effects ,was definitely worth the wait!Every scene with him was intense and thrilling.

The action sequences were brilliant.Most noteworthy was the barrel sequence ,which was hilarious and exciting at the same time!The final portion (Laketown) was beautifully shot.

The fight choreography was awesome and hilarious at times!

Direction by Jackson was great ,but not upto his potential.While he successfully manages to capture the magic of Middle Earth with his eye for detail and lavish doses of visual beauty ,he stumbles with the story telling.The climax for example kept switching to multiple stories that reduced the impact of the exciting Bilbo-Smaug meeting.He wasnt really able to juggle the Gandalf story ,the Laketown story and the Bilbo story smoothly.

But Jackson did fix much of the pacing issues that hogged the first part.The second part was more focused on action sequences and the story, and it didnt let the excitement level drop at any point.

I might have sounded a bit harsh with the movie ,but you have to remember that its in the shadows of one of the greatest trilogies of all time-Lord of the Rings ,which at this point Hobbit will never outshine.

Overall Hobbit 2 was a GIANT improvement over the first part ,but it still isnt without its faults.A must watch whether you liked the first movie or not.

Acting- 4/5

Story- 4/5

Direction- 4/5

Action- 5/5

Visual Effects -5/5

Drama- 4.5/5

Thriller -5/5

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Hobbit & Walking Dead Stuff

First Production Video Blog from Hobbit Part 2!

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151701535221558
As usual its pure fun !

New Poster for Walking Dead Season 4!
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Hobbit Part 2:The Desolation of Smaug Trailer

Much awaited Trailer for Hobbit Part 2:The Desolation of Smaug has been finally unveiled!!Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnaojlfdUbs
Excited for Part 2?

Posters for Oldboy ,Hobbit 2 ,The Worlds End

4 Awesome posters for the Hollywood remake of the Korean classic Oldboy.

Directed by Spike Lee(Malcolm X ,Inside Man) ,the 2013 version stars, Josh Brolin in the lead role ,with Sharlto Copley as the villain.

The original Oldboy (2003) ,a Korean movie ,is considered to be one of the Best Asian Movies of all time.It won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Awards 2003.

Even though the remake might not reach such high standards ,i hope the movie turns out great.

The first teaser poster for Hobbit Part 2 :Desolation of Smaug has been revealed!
Its been quite a while since we have seen any kind of marketing for the second part.Well hopefully this poster reveal will start the promotions.In 2 days ,the first trailer for Hobbit2 will be released! Cant wait!!

Tauriel from Hobbit 2

Official pic of Tauriel ,played by Evangeline Lilly.Tauriel is an elvish character (like Legolas ) , but does not appear in the original book.She was created by Peter Jackson just for the Hobbit movies.

Hobbit 2 ,This Is The End ,Hemlock Grave Videos

Peter Jackson revealed some footage of the much awaited sequel last week exclusively for buyers of the Hobbit Bluray/Ultraviolet version.

For those who didnt have much of a chance to watch it ,heres a short (6min) clip of the event that also includes the footage!
Jackson Hobbit 2 interview

Heres a short clip from Hemlock Grove ,a new TV show that debuts on April 19th.This clip is a must watch ,although not for those who have a weak heart.
Hemlock Grove clip

The clip shows a werewolf transformation ,and i havnt seen such a gruesome one ever!Ill certainly be checking out the show!

Trailer for This Is The End !! And its freaking hilarious!

Trailer #2
The major selling point of the movie is definitely the main actors who are not only real life friends ,but also happen to be the new generation of great comedians.This trailer shows of its cameos ,and ill be damned! Almost all the new comedians make a cameo! From Jason Segal ,Micheal Cera and more.Also theres a couple of surprises too!Watch it!

Loads of news from Spiderman 2 ,Avengers 2 Prequel ,Mission Impossible 5 ,Hitman and more!

1-After the successful reboot of the Spiderman franchise last year ,with the Amazing Spiderman ,fans have been waiting for news on the sequel.Today the synopsis of the sequel has been revealed-
"In The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, for Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past."

So far, this movie has brought in major new characters with Mary Jane (Shailene Woodley) ,Electro (Jamie Foxx), The Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) joining up for this sequel.Is this a good idea?

2-Other than Iron Man 3,Thor 2 ,Captain America 2 and Ant Man , there is one more superhero movie that will set up for the events that take place in Avengers 2 in 2015.And that is Guardians Of the Galaxy.
The first actor confirmed for a role is Chriss Pratt who will play the lead role of Star Lord.Chriss has acted in various comedy roles and was last seen in the gritty Zero Dark Thirty.James Gunn will direct the movie and its set to come out on August 1 2014.

GOG is about a team of superheroes who protect the galaxy.Led by Star Lord ,son of a human mother and an alien,hes a charming troublemaker who serves as an interplanetary policeman.GOG also consists of-
-Drax The Destroyer,a superhero born when his human spirit was placed inside a powerful alien body.Drax's arch enemy is Thanos*
-Gamora is an alien warrior and adopted daughter of supervillain,Thanos*.
-Rocket Raccoon ,is the guardian of a sector of outer space.Hes a master tactician and commander and he also happens to be a raccoon.
-Groot, is an alien tree ,that first appeared as a villian ,but later on became a member of GOG after SHIELD captured him.His powers include ,controlling trees and other such tree related stuff.

(*Thanos was the villain that was shown during the credits in Avengers)

Got to say ,Raccoon & a Tree will be a hard thing to explain in the movies!

3-After making the brilliant ,Cloud Atlas, Wachowski's have redeemed their names.Their next project is called Jupiter Ascending ,and while nothing much is known about it ,the cast for the movie includes -Channing Tatum ,Mila Kunis & Sean Bean.
The synopsis of the mysterious movie is as follows-
"In a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, a young destitute human woman is targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe because her very existence threatens to end the Queen's reign."

Although it sounds great ,the chances of getting this screwed is high !

4-Hobbit The Unexpected Journey continues to inch its way to a Billion Dollars ,and most fans are waiting for the bluray release ,and also for the extended version.Although i felt the theatrical version was long itself ,its almost confirmed the extended version will come out ,but only by this Christmas.Meanwhile the normal version will release on MARCH 24.The bonus features are a disappoint though (they are waiting to release the full features with the extended version).Other than trailers ,there are the 10 video blogs that Jackson posted throughout the last 2 years (available on YouTube).

Meanwhile the teaser for the second part ,Desolation of Smaug ,will be shown on March 24 aa well.

5- After Disney bought off the Star Wars franchise and announced plans to continue the series ,many have debated about the possibilities of spin off movies.Now, the CEO of Disney,Bob Iger ,confirmed that there will be spin off movies focusing on major characters of the original trilogy.These movies wont have much of an influence over the new trilogy -Episode 7,8& 9 ,and will be stand alone movies.
There are rumors that the first stand alone movie will be a prequel on the Jedi Grand Master ,Yoda.

6- After the immensely successful Mission impossible Ghost Protocol ,the fifth part is preparing for a 2014 release.Not much is known at the moment other than Tom Cruise will lead the movie as expected.
Today ,Christopher McQuarrie confirmed that he would be directing MI5.McQuarrie has previously directed Cruise in last years Jack Reacher and has also written Screenplays for -Usual Suspects ,Valkyrie ,upcoming 2013 movies such as Wolverine ,Jack the Giant Slayer etc.

7-Paul Walker ,star of the Fast & Furious series ,is all set to play the lead role in Agent 47 ,which is based on the famous video game series -HITMAN.
A movie version of Hitman was made back in 2007 but was considered a failure.Agent 47 will be a reboot ,and set for release in 2014.
Skip Woods ,who wrote the 2007 Hitman movie ,will be writing for the movie and Aleksander Bach will be directing.

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Pics from Hobbit 2 & 3

This pic is from Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug (Hobbit 2).In this we have Martin Freeman ,who plays the central character of Bilbo Baggins ,facing the terrifying dragon Smaug.Benedict Cumberbatch plays Smaug in motion capture (like Andy Serkis does for Gollum) and the image of Smaug is a much guarded secret as of now.
The second part to the Hobbit ,"The Desolation of Smaug" will release on December 13th, 2013.

This pic is from Hobbit:There and Back Again (Hobbit 3).In this we have Orlando Bloom ,reprising his role Legolas from the Lord of The Ring Trilogy , and Luke Evans who plays Bard the Bowmen.

The finale of the Hobbit trilogy ,"There and Back Again" will release on July 18th 2014.