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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and prevail -- or all die.
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Though somewhat overwhelmed by its own spectacle, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ends Peter Jackson's second Middle-earth trilogy on a reasonably satisfying note.

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Stephen Romei The Australian While the action scenes are eye-popping, for me the film becomes something special in stiller moments, with the megalomaniac Thorin raving, questioning, justifying, swerving towards evil. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald This is comfortably straightforward hokum -- which is to say that Jackson, for all his delusions of grandeur, remains a bit of a hobbit at heart. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com With some of the most exciting hand-to-hand combat I've ever seen portrayed onscreen the final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy really delivers the goods. Dec 19, 2014 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Even if you think the movie studio was milking you for three movie tickets over three years out of a book that probably could have fit into a single film, you now get to see your patience rewarded and your virtue justified. Rated: 4/5 Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It’s a tighter and more focused movie and runs 20 minutes shorter than either of the first two Hobbit films. More importantly it feels in tune with the previous movies and offers us an exciting and fitting conclusion filled with great action and emotion. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Beyond letting audiences down with the final entry of six, Jackson doesn't meet his own high standards and treatment for the Middle Earth saga up to this point. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 16, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Allen F This movie was amazingly grand and very entertaining. It was a near perfect Lord of the Rings experience with a lot of heart. The battle scenes were some of the best I’ve ever seen. The acting was top notch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Marvin S A masterclass on how to turn a beautiful, heartwarming story into a mind-numbing, overblown action disaster. Seriously, what on earth were the producers thinking? Oh wait, I know—MONEY! Let's make a lot of it by putting in a bunch of side-quests and adding characters and even ORCS to get better battle scenes and more drama and the obligatory unlikely love story. What a complete failure of a movie. That goes for the entire series. It's really a shame that people who don't know the book and are watching the movie think that this is actually what "The Hobbit" is about. What a tragic misrepresentation of a timeless classic. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Audience Member Too unrealistic, too long. Beginning was good but the battle dragged on. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Affleberry F A fitting end to a beautiful trilogy. Unfortunately, my main criticism of the other 2 installments rang true with this one as well. The CGI was overbearing & in some instances can really take you out of the world. Still, it's a great movie. Seeing the fulfilment of Bilbos adventure & diving deeper into the world of dwarves was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend the whole trilogy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Sea B As if the LOTR trilogy wasn’t enough evidence, the Hobbit movies make it clear that Peter Jackson's ego and condescension toward the original material knows no bounds. Imaginary characters like Tauriel (coupled with a fabricated romance with Kili), Legolas (he never appeared in the book), Ragagast, Necromancer, Galadriel, and Thorin Oakenshield as a dwarf turned GQ model clearly demonstrate Jackson’s contempt for the sourc3 material. Turning a single volume work into a 3 movie franchise is a commendable bit of greed on Jackson’s part that sold a ton of lunchboxes but hacked an already weak narrative to bits. Instead of one great movie, Jackson’s hubris created 3 crappy ones. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Patrick F Loses its momentum and it's charm that is unique in the lord of the rings movies. But not that bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and prevail -- or all die.
Director
Peter Jackson
Producer
Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Eric Monette
Screenwriter
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
3Foot7, WingNut Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Fantasy Action|Frightening Images|Intense Fantasy Violence)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 17, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$255.1M
Runtime
2h 24m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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