The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

PG-13

2014

2h 24m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo 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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Critics Consensus

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

01/06/2015

4.5/5

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.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

01/06/2015

2.5/5

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.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

12/19/2014

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.

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Sean Axmaker

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Apr 29

The final half of the film, which is already the third film in the telling, is an enormous battle and, yes, it is impressive as a physical thing. It’s also exhausting and overdone ...

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

10/17/2024

4/5

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.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

4/5

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.

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Daniel M

@Jeremy683 4d

Es la mejor de la trilogía, es emocionante y entretenida. Y además lo que más emociona es la increíbles batallas y su impresionante efectos especiales. En pocas palabras puedo decir. Cine puro 🗿!

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Ricky L.

@ricky707 Jan 13

At least something happened in this one

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stefan C

Jan 12

I think it's better then the orther 3 more action but still not great!

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Jan 12

An un-epic ending to a very uneven trilogy. While I don’t think it’s awful, like I’ve said in my reviews with the other two entries, it’s just fundamentally misguided. They took a 3-page sequence from the book and converted it to a 2+ hour movie. That can’t work, man. And I feel like this movie exemplifies that problem the most in the trilogy. Not to mention the awful CGI, and battle sequences that look like they came straight out of a video game. Again, I don’t hate this trilogy as much as some, because even though it’s inherently misguided, I do think there’s some fun to be had here and there, and it is still charming to me as a Middle-Earth fan. But yeah, the Hobbit trilogy has some serious flaws.

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meeqwon U

Jan 2

I loved all the movies

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Leaburn O

Dec 30

It’s a fitting end to a reasonable fantasy trilogy. Good battle scenes but felt like it just missed those special moments. Pleased to get through these films in quick succession. Never to be revisited even if I may watch LOTR again one day. Maybe. Watched on DVD.

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Synopsis

Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo 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: Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Eric Monette
Screenwriter: Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 3Foot7, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), WingNut Films
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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