The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie review

Peter Jackson brings us the final chapter of the Hobbit trilogy, and our final cinematic Middle Earth visit. Jeremy reviews "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"!
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[@hollowtomato]

If I had describe the hobbit trilogy with three words, it would be: Not good enough. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the movies are bad. They just aren't what they were supposed to be, and that is "a hobbit named Bilbo goes on adventure". In the movies, Bilbo isn't the main character, he isn't and that's the problem for me. Instead, We get so much irrelevant stuff, Kili-tauriel romance being the tip of the iceberg. Gandalf's quest had potential, but they showed it in at the expense of screen time with actors like Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage. These guys are amazing in this third film and it left me feeling like "why didn't we get see more of you two, interacting and developing characters in this trilogy".

[@MarkyMatey]

well in the book the hobbit book was not focused on Bilbo

[@neilamadhava]

Yeah you nailed it.

[@99brickstudios]

Mgen Rewing but if you did just that,even more people would complain about any other characters having no screen time or personality.....

[@Arthus850]

Unfortunately, if the Star Wars Prequels are any indication, "not good enough" automatically means "worst movie ever" when it comes to a sequel/prequel to a beloved franchise. And believe me, I've seen people calling the hobbit that.

[@EagleHandsJonny]

hmm some good thoughts MrTampon

[@prismaticbeetle3194]

for the best experience watch all 6 movies back to back (extended cut)

[@resogamer5917]

Tarek Chamas no

[@callums5696]

No

[@jjthejet4738]

Yeeeeee

[@beatrizgalindo4963]

@@callums5696 Can't you respect his opinion?

[@NeilYoungHorne]

I think the Lord of the Rings trilogy benefits from being extended, especially the return of the king, and I also think that the Hobbit Battle of the five armies benefits from being extended, but the first two hobbit films I do not think benefit from it. They were already long and padded as they were and nothing that was added back in was really important or cool, to me at least.

[@w-james9277]

Is there too much CGI? Yes. Is this what Tolkien would have wanted? No Should it have been three movies? No Is it as good as LOTR? No. Not even close. However does it mean that Im not allowed to enjoy them? No Does this mean they're bad movies? Hell No! R.I.P Christopher Lee Show less

[@w-james9277]

***** Iv had lots of people telling me that I'm an idiot for liking them. Yet I don't criticise them for not liking it.

[@w-james9277]

***** Exactly.

[@caelinnis]

+Will James Tolkien wouldnt want a movie at all

[@w-james9277]

***** He still gave Hollywood the rights to make them into movies.

[@connorpotasse4203]

did no one else noticed that this guy copy pasted that comment? it has "show less" at the end, which was obviously from the original comment

[@samuelwalber2207]

For me the ending was rushed. 10 seconds of Beorn, they win and all of a sudden Bilbo is in the Shire. Where is (SPOILER!!!) Thorins funeral? Where is Dain as king under the mountain? Where is Bard as king of Dale? Where is THE ARKENSTONE?!

[@BadassWalrus123]

Well that wasn't in the book, but alright...

[@MrMightymario]

BadassWalrus123 .. wasn't in the book? ._. what fucking book were you reading!? '

[@Obrienjob98]

Exended edition

[@samuelwalber2207]

Everything I said was in the book. I read it for the second time not long ago.

[@99brickstudios]

sadly i think thats reserved for the extended edition. it feels like a cash grab this time around. where in the extended editions of the first two movies,it felt like they just made up stuff to put in afterwards,because people expect pj to release extended editions of his movies...... but with this one i felt as if they had cut down the version that should have been the cinematic cut. i really cant understand why people like this one the best only because its the shortest... for me,thats the only and or biggest problem!!! no resulutions and explanations in the end....

[@leifsolmunde2807]

the movie was great, but that scene with legolas running mario style on the briks of that falling tower gave me cancer.

[@99brickstudios]

he was always silly. and those are all fun action scenes that i would play out with toys when i was a kid. but the sillyness sort of builds on top of each other until you stop enjoying it.....

[@TheBandy98]

Yep. I mean the entire movie was awesome but that scene made me cringe so hard. Plus, why is Dain CGI?

[@99brickstudios]

Nils Engman when?

[@leifsolmunde2807]

Nils Engman one brillant thing was to make the iron dwarfs scottish and the elfs english

[@leifsolmunde2807]

***** still sir Newton

[@Stardweller1]

Personal opinion on the Hobbit movies: Not QUITE as good as the Lord of the Rings movies, but still pretty good.

[@resogamer5917]

Eric Naylor quite? Fam not even close wtf

[@mahchestro9144]

@@resogamer5917 It's his opinion. Don't be a tot.

[@resogamer5917]

MahCHESTRO and I voiced mine, goes both ways bud. I can say wtf I want and you can choose to be offended or not but it doesn’t bother me either way.

[@mahchestro9144]

@@resogamer5917 "not even close wtf" sounds more like an affirmation not really so much as an opinion. But i guess to you those things are the same.

[@hindsightpov4218]

There was a lot of studio interference with The Hobbit films. For The Lord of the Rings trilogy they mostly left Peter Jackson alone.

[@Glauber.Safadi]

I really enjoyed the whole hobbit saga, for sure it would make it better being 2 movies, but i still can''t complain for more middle-earth. I dont see it as 2 different things (hobbit and LotR), right now its an amazing 6 movie franchise that i love, thought for sure the LotR movies are still superior than the hobbit ones, but i enjoyed watching everything.

[@99brickstudios]

morning morality i would also think how rushed that would be. i mean do you know what happens in this one book? its crazy:trolls,goblins,wargs,spiders,elves,dragons,armies all flying by. they needed to take their time. but i would have appreciated if the padding was a bit more meaningful. its all fascinating what tolkien invisioned but it feels unneeded here at times. the sauron side story was unneeded. and there are some other akward moments when they suddenly start talking about the seven rings of the dwarves or the tomb of the witch king of angmar,or how gundabad is somehow important to these events....... but ironically all of this bullshitty detail doesnt bother me while watching these movies,because im just entertained and happy!

[@johnnydog6091]

I wish there was more middle earth movies made me sad walking out of the cinema.

[@Jacob011]

Yeah, totally.

[@stephenhumphries9419]

For me it's like the original SW trilogy and the prequels. I love the originals, and I found some enjoyment in the prequels even if they aren't as good. Same with the LOTR trilogy and the Hobbit movies.

[@yugoxgc]

morning morality Considering the bonus romantic subplot that wasn't needed & Legolas being in the movie for fanservice only(since he wasn't in the book) I think you might have made 2 movies work by cutting out the romance & Legolas. Keep the lady (since this was a big sausage fest) but not for the sake of unnecessary romance. & again don't add a character to a already big cast when you have several characters to write from scratch since from what I heard th Dwarves barley have any characterization in the book at

[@carlzson299]

"Sleep well, Timmy. Yeah, those are stiffs. They're under your bed. Because you don't eat your green beans, that's why."

[@KaiZenAmen]

His expression was freaking priceless

[@Marbletrain60GR]

carlzson299 I was watching this moment, scrolled down and heard it as I was reading it.... ILLUMINATI COMFIRMED

[@michaeldean9684]

So great to see an actually positive review of The Hobbit movies

[@themetapod]

No they suck

[@zaynlaurent_alt]

This was amazing. I loved this trilogy, don't spend your time comparing it to the LOTR, enjoy them. It was a children's book, they changed it and added new things to make it more rich, and it was a success in my eyes. Farewell Middle Earth

[@notshsjose]

Amen

[@greyforge27]

I really hate the Hobbit movies. I've mostly kept my mouth shut and tried to not be a grump over these last three years, but time's up. Disclaimer: I'm a Tolkien enthusiast, and the books are important to me, so that's where this is coming from. The whole idea of blowing up a single children's novel into three films is ill-fated. In this case, the result was that the story was perverted into things it isn't. From including existing characters in the films not in the book, to inventing a new character for the sake of cheap romance, this franchise had no leg to stand on as far as respect for the extremely well-loved source material. Apart from fan complaints, the movies were pretty bad in their own right. They looked fake and were generally pretty cheesy. Other things too, but let's leave it at that. End rant.

[@Blutrausch_]

Completely agree. I'm so glad there are other people that feel the same way i do about these movies. They're a disgrace to Tolkiens works...

[@MegaDragonslayer1997]

*Bane Voice* Then why are you here?

[@greyforge27]

MegaDragonslayer1997 this video is a review of the movie, and he asks for us to put our opinions in the comments

[@MegaDragonslayer1997]

farfangled Yeah, but you hate the films, so what point is there in coming here? And what's the point in even watching something that you hate? You're a book purist, you know it's not going to be like the books.

[@MuffinMan675]

Thanks for the disclaimer! Helped me not have to read the rest of the comment.

[@scottski02]

My opinion: Unexpected Journey: Pretty damn good, easily my favorite of the trilogy. Desolation of Smaug: Also good (Smaug is such a badass), but a lot of the third act felt like filler and the romance was pointless. Battle of the Five Armies: Awesome action, Bilbo and Thorin's relationship is great, loved the infighting between the Dwarves, Elves, and the men of Laketown, but the first act is a little slow.

[@balabanasireti]

Nah.

[@Sven97Toni]

I really liked it. Im kinda sad though. I do not want to say goodbye to "Middle-earth".

[@fernandoveliz5814]

Then you sould try to reed books, Tolkien have others books than LOTR and The Hobbit you kwno?

[@MaxwellPublishing]

fernando veliz Advocates reading books more -- can't spell for shit -- gg

[@mysteriouscoconut73]

Then re-read the books and re-watch the movies all over again. Or play The Lord of the Rings Online, it's lots of fun!

[@rpaulisan]

play shadow of mordor =)))

[@TheBusttheboss]

I was glad I could say goodbye after that movie.

[@NealX]

No Jeremy, not kilometers, leagues and furlongs. We're talking OLD English system here : )

[@EM-jk8st]

+Neal X NEEEEERRRRRDDDD

[@LoN3wOlF5tudi0s]

+Neal X *kilometres

[@ProtestantsRUs]

Gandalf says "miles" in the 2nd movie, jackass

[@ProtestantsRUs]

***** in a comment on a review for a movie? NO ONE here said the b word.

[@NealX]

Wesley Tomsky I could give you an explanation, but you need to understand something more important: when you open a conversation with an unprovoked insult, you lose the right to have what you say respected or responded to with anything other than a middle finger.

[@Moonfired]

How I would rate the Middle-Earth films: The Fellowship of the Ring - Awesometacular The Two Towers - Awesometacular Return of the King - Awesometacular An Unexpected Journey - Awesometacular The Desolation of Smaug - Awesometacular The Battle of the Five Armies - Worth Buying on Blu-Ray (Specially the Extended Edition)

[@jackmanning1117]

I agree except I’d switch the rating for An Unexpected Journey for that of The Battle of the Five Armies. I thought The Battle of the Five Armies was incredible but An Unexpected Journey was mostly unmemorable except for that perfect scene with Bilbo and Gollum.

[@mixflip]

What were the 5 armies? 1. Men 2. Dwarfs 3. Elves 4. Orcs 5. ??? Eagles? Bats?

[@monkeeyo101]

Reinforcements of Orcs from Gundabad.

[@redguard20002]

Dwarfs, Elves, Orcs, Humans, Trolls, Giant Worms, Pigs, Goats, Eagles

[@monkeeyo101]

Those were part of the orcs armies though.

[@mixflip]

TheLord SilverCockroach Okay my math is a bit off...you listed more than 5 armies. Also the goats were ridden by the dwarfs and not a separate army of their own and the worms were used only to make tunnels then they went back inane were never seen again so I would not consider them an individual army of their own. Now the Eagles...I would be ok considering those an army since they showed up at the end to save the day and everybody kept saying..."the Eagles are here".

[@w-james9277]

1. Elves 2. Men of Lake Town 3. Dwarfs 4. Eagles 5. Orks, Goblins, Trolls and Bats -They are in the same army because they were all under the leadership of Azog/Sauron

[@estivel15]

SPOILER ALERT!!! . . . . . . . This movie starts with a big problem. In the second movie "The Desolation of Smaug", the dragon is basically the main antagonist. A villain that caused fear to the extreme. But, in this movie, he's nothing. He is defeated in the first 10-15 minutes of the movie. I say, why didn't they just leave this battle in the second movie? Why didn't they end the second movie, "The Desolation of Smaug" when they killed the Dragon? Why did they just cut the movie when he said "I'm fire, I am death" so the rest of the battle would be in the first 15 minutes of "The Battle of the Five Armies"? That's not right. He caused so much fear in the second movie, so end the movie by killing him, that way it would feel more complete. Leaving this battle for the beginning of this movie wasn't smart. This epic battle should have been left in the second movie. He is not important in this movie.

[@strangepickles]

i agree. i loved the movie either way but that would have been a better execution of it!

[@estivel15]

Amanda Nguyen I enjoy it too, I love all these movies. But, what they did to the Dragon wasn't that good. The Dragon is very significant in the second movie, but in this one, he becomes nothing.

[@OrangeUtan1]

The reason they did this is for money because everyone that liked the dragon would want to go and see the last movie knowing that smaug is in it. It would make more sense that smaug was killed at the end of the secound movie.

[@estivel15]

angry grunt True. I agree.

[@OrangeUtan1]

***** Maybe they thought the desolation of smaug was long enough as it is so they couldnt fit it in. There were loads of people complaining that it was too long.

[@brucewayne3927]

6. Battle of Give Armies- Blue Ray 5. Unexpected Journey- Blue Ray 4. Desolation of Smaug- Awesometacular 3. The Two Towers- Awesometacular 2. The Fellowship of The Ring- Awesometacular 1. The Return of the King- Awesometcular

[@superhans976]

When the worst movie in a franchise is a "buy it on bluray", you know the whole saga is just amazing.

[@JamesRoyceDawson]

I'm looking forward to a fan edit where the trilogy is cut down to 1 or 2 films.

[@LordDemosair]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@xaviersalvatore977]

No kidding. Cut out Legolas, Kate from Lost, Alfrid, Steven Fry's dumbfuck character, Bolg, Gandalf's storyline and a couple of other bullshit moments and you'd actually have two decent movies.

[@gman6049]

Agree

[@drunkdonutboy]

My friend actually put something like that together on a Dropbox

[@RingoLoadagain]

I was coming to the comments section to post the exact same thing. These movies are BORING and silly but they could have made a decent one or two movies from what they had.

[@J3f3R20n]

NOW they could make a Silmarillion adaptation...You know, 3 more movies about it....pleeeeease

[@iSynthh]

you couldn't do the silmarillion in 3 movies mate...

[@AzureRoxe]

The Silmarillion will probably take a lot more than 3 little movies.

[@MrMightymario]

not even a series ...

[@iSynthh]

AzureRoxe you might be able to do The Silmarillion in roughly 8 films that would last about 3 and half hours each, but even then...it just will never happen

[@HJ_Extravaganza]

Not happening. Tolkien's son holds the copyright, and he DESPISES all the movies in the series.

[@RMoocher]

Was anyone else annoyed with that little coward of a cross-dressing weasel, Alfrid, getting away with his life and a load of gold coins? Also, I found the Film's ending unsatisfying. Anyone else?

[@barbiesswanlake]

I was annoyed by that as well, especially about Alfrid

[@RMoocher]

It's Just Woody Yeah, what a drag, huh. Alfrid was like Benny in the Mummy, but the difference is, Benny was killed off!

[@barbiesswanlake]

Yeah exactly

[@nikkis.2066]

R Moocher But Benny was hilarious with his idiocy in a comedy movie...Alfrid ....yeah not the least bit funny for me. Should been killed far earlier.

[@RMoocher]

Nick Santillo Benny was a more amusing little nasty character, indeed. At least he got what was coming to him. I thought he was more clumsy and cowardly than straight out stupid though, lol

[@lenrat117]

god this movie was stupid.

[@lenrat117]

TheViolander thank's for backing me up, man. it's ok if you like the movie, I don't think it's bad just incredibly stupid. I can't deny that there's stuff to like.

[@TheViolander]

lenrat117 Well, as I said, I do disagree. I mean there were ridicolously idiotic moments (stone jumping... ) But overall it was what I expected which is a film full of fighting badassness with amazing CGI.

[@squidlad1127]

Friendship!!!

[@lenrat117]

TheViolander the stone jumping...I'm so glad someone brought that up. the entire audience laughed at that part...

[@OliverChild]

lenrat117 Are we forgetting that The Hobbit is a children's story? that's why there were humourous, nonsensical moments in all three films.

[@HAL-9OOO]

With the Hobbit and Lord of The Rings trilogies both concluded there are still two movies or series that I really want to see made real: 1. The Silmarillion 2. Bilbo's life with the ring in-between the two trilogies. I think that could be an interesting story.

[@RobinTaylorJenkins]

I wish some hardcore fans would appreciate this trilogy a bit more. It seems like some people are nitpicking. Sure, there are some things I'm not too keen on within this trilogy, but the films are still mindblowingly brilliant. I can't wait for the extended edition. Best film saga ever made. The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings films will proudly sit in my film collection forever, and it's been a brilliant journey! From a six year old boy, playing with his action figures, re-writing the mines of Moria scene in his notebook, (desperately trying to remember all the dialogue), to a nineteen year old man, watching the prequel trilogy, and reminiscing on his childhood days. Thank you Peter Jackson and the whole team for bringing Tolkien's amazing world to life on the big screen. Its been an honour to go to the cinema and watch these films over the years. I love all six movies. I just wish more people did.

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

"It's 'Storage Wars' with swords." This is totally going into my course syllabus!

[@insanitybrickboi7168]

Real quick question, what's a BAMF?

[@Guccius_Maximus]

I enjoyed The Hobbit trilogy. I'm happy that it ended up being split in to three movies rather than 2. I personally can't wait till a trilogy set is released so I can watch all them in order and follow them up with The Lord Of The Rings films.

[@pinkywinky911]

I sat through the end credits and felt the same way when I saw the end of Return of the King. It felt like saying goodbye to a dear family member forever or something. But I never thought I get to see Middle Earth again. This past 13 years I've been a fan of the films and the books, and I'm just thankful that Peter Jackson and the crew made all these films possible! Job well done! The hell with all these critics and whiners. If there's more to come I will definitely take it all.

[@ashleysmall2718]

I was sad when it ended, simply because it's been a long journey and it's finally over. I remember going to see the first Lord of the Rings film back in college with my partner at the time, then the second one with that same partner, and the third one with someone else entirely. Then the same thing again with these three films; I remember I'd just come out of hospital when the first one came out, and it was the first time I'd been out with my friends in a long time. Then second, and now the third and final chapter; in what was ultimately six movies and almost a decade and a half of my life. Fun times Peter Jackson, thank-you!

[@Merwanor]

Absolutely loved this movie, and the whole Hobbit saga. I find them just as good as the first trilogy. But together they become an even greater beast. 1 year from now and I will enjoy it again as an extended edition. This movie and the whole series gets an Awesometacular from me.

[@namast3260]

6. Two towers 5.Battle of the five armies 4. An unexpected journey 3.the fellowship of the ring 2. The desolation of smaug 1. Return of the king

[@lordofthebricks1]

I only have 2 problems with BOFA: 1.A way too much Legolas (he was kind of one of the biggest heroes in BOFA,even he is not in the book,when he killed in LOTR cave troll,and when he surfs on the shield,that was mind blowing,and after The Hobbit,I will never see Legolas as the same guy) 2. The battle actually was not the battle of the five armies,it was pretty much the battle of the main characters (and Legolas) we need to see epic armies clashes,but not just main characters (I hope we will get more epic armies fighting in extended edition)

[@madeyestudios8357]

"mich"?

[@99brickstudios]

dwarven cavalry and artillery was shown ion the trailer but not in the movie. since it will be 3o min longer,there will be more beorn and all around more battle scenes. and maybe we can even fix those last minutes of the battle. it was just over,which was disapointing.

[@mrmarathondude]

dont forget legolas in the lotr trilogy didn't do all that much. yes he had his epic moments here and there as you mentioned the shield surfing and the MUMAKIL but really didn't say much yet legolas was quite a fan favourite. i enjoyed how in the last 2 hobbit films he was more involved had more lines to say

[@BalrogIsCool]

hi lordofthebricks :D im a sub :D

[@UltimateLegoFan324]

And he kills bolg

[@SumDumGy]

I have to admit I'm surprised Jeremy rated this film so high.

[@Starscreamerness]

Kind of disappointed you didn't mention Thorin at all, even in a spoiler-free context. Richard Armitage was magnificent as Thorin, and he definitively commanded every scene he was in. I was absolutely drawn to him, wondering how he was going to react next because it was never quite what I expected.... The development of his character and Bilbo's really heightened the trilogy for me. I absolutely adore all three films, and am not ashamed to say I might of cried a little in this last one (not just because of the ending, but because the series was coming to an end). Right in the damn feels....

[@xaviersalvatore977]

This movie was downright horrendous. The Hobbit trilogy is the Star Wars Prequels of this decade.

[@johnnyboy513]

I think the Hobbit Trilogy are better than the Star Wars Prequels.

[@frh6668]

True. Peter jackson walked the same path as george lucas. They both made three incredible movie, to then make not-good-enough prequels.

[@teamamericaworldpoli]

I think Peter Jackson has made a lot of mistakes with this trilogy, and has made a lot of the same mistakes George Lucas made, but to be fair to the Hobbit movies, they are (in my opinion) still a helluvalot better than the crappy SW prequels

[@Zerath0]

I agree and disagree. These Hobbit movies are no way as terrible as Star Wars Prequels, but the whole situation with PJ adding forced love story and relying too much on CGI does seem familiar to George Lucas.

[@MegaDragonslayer1997]

Fred RobidouxH George Lucas didn't direct Empire and Return of the Jedi. Peter Jackson is nothing like George Lucas. People are just butthurt that it doesn't remain faithful to the book.

[@Tina-zf8gt]

probably my favorite 6 movie series ever, I love them all individually and as a set, I am so sad it's over

[@rockyraccoon24]

Why is everyone hating on The Hobbit (not you Jeremy) films? Were you expecting them to be as good as The Lord of the Rings? Were they going to have the same magic as TLOTR?

[@Moonfired]

I love The Hobbit

[@emiliobarbot4014]

I expected them to be The hobbit movies, based on the books. But no, Peter Jackson mostly ignored the books and did what he wanted. I really hate those movies.

[@christianschmidt8476]

Emi Barbot The book is for kids. Thanks Peter for the Lord of the rings ton and style.

[@elizabeths50]

I love the Hobbit movies more than LOTR> But that is not to say that the LOTR are not amazingly awesome movies,, they are freaking outstanding! I just happen to love Hobbit movies more.

[@HaydnJeffries]

As the only reviewer I'll listen to nowadays when it comes to movies, I'm now pumped to see this film. Cheers Jeremy!

[@skoomajoe6205]

Hey Jeremy, do you think a Silmarillion movie would work? Or maybe a TV series, ala game of thrones? Or would it best be left alone? I'm really curious to hear your thoughts. And if you haven't read it, you don't know what you're missing Jeremy! :) from one huge Tolkien fan to another!

[@HJ_Extravaganza]

Tolkien's son, who holds the copyright to the Silmarillion, HATES these movies, and will never let any movies be made of it.

[@PauLtus_B]

If you talk about "a silmarillion movie" you probably don't really know what it is.

[@99brickstudios]

of course it would be the most grand fantasy epic ever attempted. but im not sure if it can be fitted in any format,since it spans thousands of years.

[@skoomajoe6205]

PauLtus B I meant movie series. Not one single movie, lol.

[@skoomajoe6205]

Hjernespreng yeeaahh.. That's kind of the problem. Although, I'm not sure it's a bad thing... A Silmarillion movie series could be awesometacular or a travesty. I'm not really sure if I want it to happen. I just wanted Jeremy's opinion on the matter.

[@bernhardtsen74]

I actually shed a tear when "because it was real!" was said in the end!

[@jestemwlodzimierz]

I honestly thought I'm dreaming when Gandalf said "Yeah, I know you have the ring"

[@lopfi4366]

The scene when saruman and galadriel and elrond save gandalf was AMAZING!!

[@finnegangooding7576]

Jeremy, thank you SO MUCH for sending me to Taylor Davis's channel. She is just awesome.

[@kylechristine4582]

My words on the trilogy as a whole are: An interesting cinematic beginning!!! Loved Battle of the Five Armies more than An Unexpected Journey. An amazing finale!!!

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

Still an epic collection of middle earth movies. Gonna miss it

[@0-mbay]

After destroying my brain cells watching the rings of power, this prequel trilogy is actuall good.

[@TDK1939]

They could have easily made The Hobbit into 2 movies - 3 hours each = total of 6 hours. Instead, they did 3 movies - 3 hours each = total of 9 hours. If they really wanted to make 3 movies, they could/should have just made each movie 2 hours which still = a total of 6 hours. This would make the runtime the same as if they did 2 movies but would still get all the money they were milking for. That's 3 hours that could have been shaved off and besides, the average runtime for a movie is 2 hours anyway. No need to stay for 3 if it isn't necessary.

[@revanreborn9658]

I would personally rate the Hobbit movies in this way An Unexpected Journey: A Good time: No Alcohol Required Desolation of Smaug: Worth Buying on Blu Ray Battle of the Five Armies: A Good time: No Alcohol Required

[@Moonfired]

Nice

[@Moonfired]

To me it would go like this: An Unexpected Journey - Awesometacular The Desolation of Smaug - Awesometacular The Battle of the Five Armies - Worth Buying on Blu-Ray

[@JoshuaDHSW]

If I were to rank all the Middle Earth movies, it’d look like this... 1. Return of the King- 9.8/10 2. Fellowship- 9.8/10 3. Two Towers- 9.5/10 4. Desolation of Smaug- 7.3/10 5. Unexpected Journey- 7.3/10 6. Battle of Five Armies- 6/10 (not awful, but MAJOR disappointment)

[@slappydoodle]

I'd go Fellowship Smaug Return of the king Unexpected Two Towers Battle of the five armies

[@rig7568]

I was a little disappointed how much this differed from the source material, but it still was an amazing movie. I saw it in Imax and it blew my mind.

[@KainScion]

it's official: jeremy is trying to get laid through youtube shoutouts.

[@specxlaw]

Your vids are still awesome today! I remember you were the first channel I consistently enjoyed watching!

[@playerselite42]

My favorite Middle Earth Movies in order: The Return of the King The Fellowship of the Ring The Desolation of Smaug The Two Towers The Battle of the Five Armies An Unexpected Journey

[@ProtestantsRUs]

waaat dos was certainly the best hobbit movie but it doesn't touch two towers

[@playerselite42]

Well as far as production goes, yeah there's no doubt that Two Towers beats Desolation, but I just found it more entertaining.

[@ProtestantsRUs]

Awesome Sauce same comment

[@MulTTiGames]

I loved it, but unfortunately the first 10 minutes were disappointing and could have been added to the end of the last film and Smaug was just really disappointing in this film. Smaug's death was so quick it seriously could have been at the end of the last film, so this film could have been a bit longer and had a bit more action/story/dialogue/etc.

[@99brickstudios]

if they had a taditional flashback in the beginning,smaugs last battle wouldnt feel so sort. it wouldnt be the opening scene before the title. it could have shown a bit about the blue mountains or smaugs past or something. anything to build up the scene t make it feel more complete. the way it is now,its just the ending of the second movie.

[@CloudMountainJuror]

This makes the already atrocious ending of Desolation of Smaug even worse.

[@MulTTiGames]

99brickstudios LAST TIME ON THE HOBBIT: We couldn't finish the last film because it was too long, so we put Smaug in the trailer and posters to make people think he was in it a lot.

[@stevenlornie1261]

Some people need to remember Peter Jackson did not have the same prep time he had with LOTR. He was left with the directors role at the last minute and done a good job considering.

[@NoPhatChicks313]

Did anyone else get really upset when Thorin died? I mean, he is my favorite character in the hobbit. I hate that he died when he really didnt have to, I know I'm getting really into it lol but i mean, he just launches his sword and picks up the chained rock of Azok and throws that into the water to sink him?! Why couldnt he have sliced his ass up and lived? Thorin was the man!!

[@hunterhale6041]

well he dies in the book so...

[@NoPhatChicks313]

***** I haven't read it, but i mean just the way he died. I just feel like he could have killed azok without dying to him

[@hunterhale6041]

Aww...

[@Aura_m93]

Donovan Rayis ppl die when they are killed

[@NoPhatChicks313]

MiLLz830 oh really? thanks for that man i was unaware of that fact

[@fife007]

its a better review than IGN's review. 7.5 over filled CGI and too much filler you can't spell IGNorance without IGN.

[@invisibleother7886]

I would give it a 6/10

[@fife007]

***** I don't know since IGN's reviews have been shitty lately

[@HaterFisternator]

fife007 Sounds like prejudice. How bout instead of just hive-mindedly jumping on the hatewagon, you make opinions based off your own logic and reasoning? 7.5 is a very sensible score. And the movie did have too much CGI and filler. Its a very common complaint every reviewer seems to have. It seems that you're the ignorant one here.

[@fife007]

Skull Knight I saw hobbit and it was awesome! I didn't have any problems with the CGI and filler

[@HaterFisternator]

fife007 If you didn't have any problems with glaring problems other people have a huge problem with, thats great. We're jealous that you enjoyed the movie. Its just severely disappointing to everyone else.

[@TheDraves07]

I loved how he gave a shout out to another of my favorite youtuber. Awesome review as always Jeremy.

[@sertic1]

Am I the only person who liked the movie but wanted to see more individual fighting of dwarves? Mainly bombur, bit more of dwalin, bofur, balin etc.? Atleast dwalin had 5 seconds of fighting next to bilbo, but all bombur did was blow a horn, there was 1 scene of balin crying and bofur like helped bilbo escape erebor :(

[@genadymitov6176]

No i enjoy the whole hobbit trilogy

[@sertic1]

same iv loved the fight scenes when there were any (mainly escape from goblin town, barrel scene and trolls scene) i just wanted more - mainly showing individual skill in combat like what we see from bombur in barrel scene, and dwalin in basically every fight scene haha.

[@genadymitov6176]

What about SMAUG THE DRAGON he was pretty badass

[@sertic1]

Henry Mitov eh i don't care about a dragon just breathing fire to kill ppl - I much prefer watching dwarves going man mode

[@a7000zo]

+sertic1 you will love the extended edition. It contains more individual and colaborative fighting between Dori, Ori, Nori, Dwalin, Fili, Kili, Balin, Bofur, Bifur, Bombur, and Thorin. Oin and Gloin had the least amount of screentime in the film, yet were still present.

[@patrickjohn885]

Now, I know how Star Wars fans feel about George Lucas. I was hoping this was going to be the Revenge Of The Sith of the trilogy but it turned out to be The Phantom Menace, instead. Peter Jackson royally screwed up King Kong and he made the same mistakes here. He introduced or developed characters we never see again, like Bard, Alfred, Dain and Beorn (who was supposed to have saved the day). The humor is not funny. What was the scene at the end when they're auctioning off his belongings? WTF? What happened to the Arkenstone or Thorin's oak shield? I wasn't against Legolas being there but he was annoying in these films. LOTR was brilliant and nobody can ever take away from Peter Jackson. People wondered if he could cram all that story into three movies. He did it masterfully. If Jackson was given two to three hours only to tell The Hobbit story, he would have did it again. I'm very disappointed. My only hope is that a another studio does The Hobbit over, in one film.

[@ValpasKankaristo]

Wow, I excepted way more hate from Jeremy. Not that I wouldn't have enjoyed Battle of the Five Armies but still... (To me the first half was kinda "Get to the good stuff already" but the second half, after the... floor scene... Was worth it.)

[@Scsigs]

Kind of surprised you didn't do a spoiler review for this movie.

[@Wolfen__]

i just really dont understand those people who said the movie was horrible. 1. Do you even know how much work did they put in that movie???? go watch some behind scenes stuff to see how hard it is.... 2. I absolutely loved it, even more because it is THE LAST MIDDLE EARTH MOVIE THAT WILL EVER BE MADE!!!! Cant you just enjoy it without complaining? You wont see another movie about Frodo Bilbo, Gandalf etc anymore..... 3 I have heard that, if a movie can make you cry either from happiness or sadness, that means it is a good movie, and i cryed like a little baby, in the cinema, especially at the end where Kili and..., well, i dont want to spoil it for those who havent yet seen the movie (i was lucky to get a cheaper ticket and i went a month later it was released on the big screen, and when i went in a 240 seat auditory, there were only like 8 or 9 people,so i could cry there as much as i want and nobody saw me doing it....)... still cry whenever i remember that part since he is since the beginning my favorite character Q~Q....... I know everyone has their own opinion, but, cant you just appreciate the hard work (not just the film maker, but also Tolkien's) that was put to make this immortal story that will stay with us even when we die? Some of you went to see it on the big screen, but our children wont be able to see them, they will only have a chance to see it from a torrent or on TV, they wont experience it on the big screen like we did.... You should appreciate it and love it the way it was made and dont complain..... If you dont like the movie, then stick with you books, i like to see action and feels, thats why i love ALL of the movies....

[@ivanlagrossemoule]

Well I can agree that it's not horrible, but Peter Jackson can fuck up too. For example, he simply is bad at making battle or fighting scenes. Yes, his team has good choregraphers, and can throw huge amounts of warriors at the screen, and he can build tension, but the fighting itself is complete garbage. You just see orcs ragdolling everywhere at the first half-assed hit. It's fine when you're watching an adventure movie, but in this movie it's mostly about fighting (at least a very large part of it), and Peter Jacksons' weakness shows more and more. I could go on about other things but this one made me stop the movie to go do something else instead. Also, Tolkien wrote books you can appreciate, and the movies aren't his work. Also, there's nothing wrong with not appreciating the movie that much. And complaining and criticism is very healthy for the movie industry.

[@cartoo7594]

i totally agree. nitpicking a movie is really pointless. your not going to enjoy it if you cant suspend your disbelief. i disagree with the above comment. its my one favorite battle scenes. it had a lot of creativity and was fun to watch. i personally didnt come to see a realistic battle, i came for a fantasy movie battle. i see what he is saying though/

[@Valk369]

The movie had bad acting. Horrible CGI and terrible Fight sequences

[@Wolfen__]

Advanced Prime so you think you can do better than actors with many year practice?

[@ivanlagrossemoule]

Car Too It's not about realism, it's about badly made scenes. They don't even match the LotR standards. When you have a movie with 50% fighting or whatever, show the damn battle scenes, not the shitty street fighting with pretty much no choregraphy, tension or anything remotely interesting. Or some duels that aren't even believable or anything because it's just guys jumping around or whatever.

[@DrDolan2000]

I honestly loved all three movies. I still do! They're all epic, emotional, and magical. I love all the characters, the music, the fights, those shots of New Zealand's amazing landscapes. It's all just wonderful! I'll give the first two movies a 9.8 and this one a 9.6. Which means they're all excellent, btw

[@Pendragonthegreat]

My biggest problem with the movie was the CGI. Jeez it was terrible

[@99brickstudios]

no it wasnt......

[@Pendragonthegreat]

it was too much. Compare it to LOTR.

[@99brickstudios]

Pendragonthegreat as long as its not bad....

[@snipaxthebulldog]

Pendragonthegreat too much doesn't mean bad.

[@whosyodaddy13]

TreeroyJ One of the main issues with the overuse of CGI was that there wasn't a balance in The Hobbit movies like there was in the LOTR's. The LOTR's had more practical effects/set-pieces/people in costume. The Hobbit films were almost cartoony at times. The orcs/goblins in LOTR's looked infinitely better, more realistic, and memorable than the ones in The Hobbit. Yes, of course the big, wide, battle shots with thousands of elves, dwarves, men, and orcs had to be CG characters, but all of the close up shots should've been actors in make-up.

[@zegsi364]

So no spoiler talk for this one?

[@Moonfired]

nope

[@NeilYoungHorne]

why didn't you do a spoiler talk on this movie like you did for the other two hobbit movies?? I want to hear your thoughts on the actual events!

[@b1azenlattesgaming]

Thiese were my Emotions during the whole movie. 1. Still Scared shitless of Smaug 2. Fustrated at Thorin 3. Pissed off of the Elder Elf for acting like a Fukin Child 4. Wishing Alfred would die 5. Crying with excitement from the first battle scene 6. Im Shouting "Come on!" by the 6th 7. Cried when dwarves are dying 8. Seeing Orlando Bloom being a bad ass as Legolas 9. Watching Bilbo learn the value of true friendship and life 10. Crying that its over 11. Having a headache from all of these emotions in 2 and a half hrs.

[@b1azenlattesgaming]

Sry if i misspelled

[@Deevy8_]

Okay I have one big big big problem with this movie. SPOILER ALERT. at the end when Thranduil tells Legolas to go find Aragorn I was thinking to myself that Bilbo is still young currently and in the Fellowship of the ring Bilbo is very old. Either it Legolas is bad at directions or Bilbo turned into an old man within months. If that makes sense to anyone else.

[@guillem.590]

They wanted to conect to LOTR and throw as many easter eggs as posible, remember that from the hobbit to LOTR 60 years have passed... so no, i doesnt make sense

[@guillem.590]

I mean that it didnt make sense in the movie, your observation does

[@justinstark5732]

I think characters age diffently in middle earth than in our world.

[@Moonfired]

The Hobbit is 60 years before The Lord of the Rings. In The Two Towers, Aragorn was 87. That means he was 27 during The Hobbit.

[@benharrison7434]

Thanks for the Taylor Davis drop,I had never heard of her, went and checked her out.She's fkn amazing! Subscribed right away.

[@vorpalweapon4814]

Erebor: *"It's free real estate"*

[@VerneditheSnail]

Making the Hobbit into three films was a big mistake and ultimately made for a drawn out overkill trilogy. I didn't like the changes they made to the books, and I certainly didn't like the new characters added (fell flat and added little besides inspiring Legolas' journey). One 4 hour movie would have been enough.

[@VerneditheSnail]

***** I tend to dislike stories where the dragon is the villain.

[@VerneditheSnail]

***** Agreed. Benedict Cumberbatch was criminally underused as Smaug.

[@VerneditheSnail]

***** LOL. Great pun!

[@VerneditheSnail]

***** Oh my Glob! :O Watson!

[@VerneditheSnail]

***** Sure.

[@mexicanadian0846]

Two things here: 1) I have heard not so many great things on this movie, but your enthusiasm has made me want to see it (Yeah Your.....That.....Damn.....Good!) and 2) You really need to be on the panel for Screen Junkies please ask to be there for the love of all that is great with movies and also ask to be there with Jeremy at CinemaSins that would be epic, Jeremy and Jeremy kickin ass while NOT out of Bubble gum!

[@neferpitou9662]

Is it wrong that my favorite scene in the trilogy is not in the book? =3 I'm talking about the epic scene where Galadriel shows Sauron who the real Lord(Queen) of the Rings(Nenya) is. (it sort of is in the book actually, just not shown)

[@TheGuardianofblind]

Don't think its wrong, one of the movies needed a scene like that, as I suspect most people who only watched the movies had no idea what power Galadriel wields. Books have hundreds of pages of lore to explain the world, movies don't have that luxury, so they obviously need to change things to introduce characters and environment. One of my favorite scenes of the whole movie trilogy for sure.

[@Bourikii2992]

TheGuardianofblind I don't believe Galadriel is more powerful than Sauron with the ring of power or Sauron before he put his strength into the ring because Sauron is a Miair that was created before elves and are I believe miair are the second most powerful beings.

[@Bourikii2992]

TheGuardianofblind Yeah just read that Galadriel is no where even with the her ring in the league of a Miair.

[@TheGuardianofblind]

Con Cahill Sauron with the ring for sure, but at this point in time he was only a shadow, his ring being separated from him. So it is not surprising that Galadriel forces him to retreat.

[@Bourikii2992]

TheGuardianofblind Which doesn't make sense because Gandalf is stronger than Galadriel and gets completely owned and iimprisoned by Sauron because Sauron is a stronger Miair than Gandalf.

[@NoxForest]

This movie shouldve been called The Hobbit There and Back Again. Like from the book.

[@nonradiofriendlyape9348]

+Damian Callahan No, because that's the name of the hobbit trilogy.. :)

[@Moonfired]

It was originally called that but due to the battle taking most of the run time and focus of the movie, they decided to re-title it 'The Battle of the Five Armies'

[@henryforaker9880]

I really enjoyed the Hobbit movies. I almost liked them as much as the Lord of the Rings. And I was a fan before the Lord of the Rings were movies. I am a fan of the book and I am a fan of the movie. I do think that the movie was a bit to CGI heavy or too animated. If they would have stuck with the kind and amount of CGI in the Hobbit as they had on Lord of the Rings it would look a lot sharper. But I don't hold it against Peter Jackson because he got caught up in the modern tech of the day. The Lord of the Rings broke ground with its motion-capture technology as well as its key-frame animation. And PJ was looking for a way to enhance the already perfect CGI model and he couldn't do it. Which is to no fault of his considering he already reached near perfection with 'Rings. The story of the Hobbit is in fact a 276 page book, so not exactly 300 as is in most critic's minds. Each movie encompasses about, ok I will round, 100 or so pages. So if you look at the first hundred pages of the Hobbit book in fact does end at the end of the chapter Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire which is exactly where the first movie ends. Exactly. The first chapter, An Unexpected Party ends on page 26. So it's about one fourth of the first part of the book. So In my mind, the 45 min exposition is justified. Azog I don't understand. Now don't get me wrong, I think the character development is fantastic and the acting is well done its just the misplacement of a character that has no place in the story. He's technically killed by King Dain. So he isn't actually alive in the timeline of the Hobbit. But his son Bolg is alive and kicking. So if they would have used Bolg as a pursuer of Thorin and company it would have made more sense to me since he ends up being the one to lead the Battle of the Five Armies' orc army in the book. The whole Dol Guldur / Necormancer story is totally justified and 100% accurate. People complain and say that they don't want to know what happens to Gandalf when he leaves/ or/ its not important to the story of the Hobbit. Well, what Gandalf does may not be told to us in the book but it his often disappearances, especially before Mirkwood, begs the question "Why the hell would Gandalf encourage a quest and then ditch it halfway through at the most important part?". The answer is given to us in the Appendix of the Return of the King. He goes to Dol Guldur to discover and seek out a great evil power there. And not only in the Appendix does Tolkien tell us this. Gandalf directly speaks of it in the council of Elrond in Fellowship. He says he stood toe to toe with the Necormancer and it was there that he knew that it was Sauron. And that he barely escaped with his life. We then learn in the Appendix that the white council storms Dol Guldur twice in the war of the ring. Once right before the Battle of the Five Armies, and right at the same time between the battle of Pelanor fields and the Battle at the Black Gate. Radagast the Brown. I love Radagast. And we lost on that one in the Fellowship when we didn't get to see him warn Gandalf. PJ even said in the making of the Fellowship movie that he wished he could find a way to include Radagast and Tom Bombadil in the Fellowship but there was no time. And people bitched and moaned about how he ruined the movie without these two characters. Well PJ now gives you Radagast and you bitch and moan about how he's not the Radagast you pictured. Truth be told I wish he had a more prominent part in the final installment. Beggars cant be choosers :). Beorn was superbly done. Those scenes were exactly as the book described down to the final detail. I'm not going to rant anymore but now you see my, and many others, point. The movie is a movie, the book is a book. Nothing more can be said.

[@prismaticbeetle3194]

reboot for lord of the rings... AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa haaaa how about no :P

[@xXxsampplayer1xXx]

Maybe in 20 years.

[@iamthegameboy1842]

well they will need Christopher Nolan to make it good again xD

[@prismaticbeetle3194]

Matías Barraza lets say 200

[@KieranIsWriting]

IAmThe GameBoy are you like 5

[@themagicalblingbling]

SPOILERS Saw the movie last week and I'm glad to see you gave it that score. I enjoyed the movie, though I really felt you had to watch The Desolation of Smaug right before it to have the proper viewing experience. What did bother me was the lack of a rap up to the stories of the other characters besides Bilbo. What happened to Dale and Erebor? As this is all explained in the book I'm hoping the Extended Edition will fill in the blanks there. I also really felt they missed an opportunity of Balin saying: 'Now that the Orcs are defeated, this might be the right time to take back Khazad-Dûm!' (which would have made a far more relevant easter egg than dragging Aragorn into the story). Maybe they'll add that in an extra epilogue in the Extended Edition? I would have loved some more Beorn as well. Legolas absolutely had to be in the movie (since Thranduil is his dad), though it's a shame he had to get so much screen time while Beorn only got 10 seconds. Aside from that I missed the battle wagon which featured in the trailer, along with the dwarven cavalry. I'm guessing once the Extended Edition is released a lot of these issues will be sorted out and the movie will make for a better send-off to Middle-Earth.

[@JoshTheREfan]

That weird troll thing with the stitched/chained eyes and weird bludgeon limbs would've given me nightmares as a kid.

[@filmneek]

This movie is 100% badass

[@iamthegameboy1842]

yea

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

We need a mini-series based on the Silmarillion

[@sebastiandunleavy8162]

Yes. If they made a movie it would last for ever

[@somethingfierce8859]

+sebastian dunleavy at least 4 or 5 movies. Considering Silmarillion is a compilation of mini stories each mini story would be about a movie long knowing Jackson

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

Jordan NightBlood Which is why it should be a mini-series, with each one being at most an hour long

[@ProtestantsRUs]

+Sam Geuvenen tv can't be as epic as film, and doesn't make nearly as much money. No, I say make 4 or 5 movies, and just be picky choosey with how much of the book you adapt

[@LuxBellator92]

As much as I would love it, you could never pull it off. It would be the most expensive television show ever made. Game of Thrones stretches the budget of where they can take CGI, the Silmarillion stretches to astronomical heights. You're dealing with literal gods and mountain-sized monsters.

[@gutz1981]

Smaug was the thing that got me so pumped at the beginning of this film when I saw it yesterday. Benedict Cumberbatch has a way of hitting deep into your soul. When the inevitable came for him, the film for me lost a good 20% of its value and never fully recovered. One of the greatest Dragon characters ever portrayed on screen, and he was never used to his full potential. Still a great entertaining film, none the less.

[@misterpeachy2213]

I thought it was awesome the best out of all the Hobbit movies.

[@Farhawkeye]

there could be another series. tolkien wrote a lot more than just the lord of the rings and the hobbit

[@CGoody564]

Have you heard of or read The Ainulindale? It's the entire creation mythos and lore of the whole Tolkien universe; predating all the races he came up with. From before middle-earth was made, to the rise and fall of both dark lords.

[@ittyandpocky]

Cory Goodman So... the Silmarillion?

[@seris3382]

Wasn't that called the Silimirillian?And also Peter Jackson stated that he would not make any more Middle Earth movies.Dosen't mean The Silimarillion can't be made though.If someone else chose to take the reigns the book could work well as a TVS show.

[@HJ_Extravaganza]

Overblaze It won't ever be turned into a series. Tolkien's son said he HATED what has been done with Tolkien's work, and would never allow it to be adapted. (he's also the one holding the copyright to it, btw)

[@99brickstudios]

of course,but ive heard that the tolkien estate or something isnt giving out film rights anymore,because they hated the hobbit movies.....

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

Desolation of Smaug is still my favorite of these three movies, but I think I like this one a shred more than the first one due to the action.

[@15liran]

Probably the weakest one out of the 6, at least for me. They could have done a lot more with Smug himself… "5 armies" - orcs, elves, people and dwarves… 5 armies? (2 orc armies count as 1).

[@MrJonVike]

In the books the wolves count as a fifth, who knows here

[@nightlurker199]

The Eagles are the fifth

[@jacobfreeman609]

+nightlurker199 no, there were 2 seperate Orc armies

[@35antonio]

From someone who loved the previous two movies I was very disappointed about this one. They wasted Smaug, who had an incredible introduction in 2, in the first 10 minutes of the movie, Thorin starts losing his mind but then snaps out of it for no reason and the CGI during the battle was not good. The Tolkien edit, which is a fan edit that turns the trilogy into a single 4h30m movie, is proof that they could have easily made the trilogy into at least 2 2h15m movies.

[@dani-demand]

I just watched the movie today (2015) and I have to say that if you haven't seen ANY of the other movies, you are gonna feel lost at parts. And the end battle takes FOREVER to the point where you yawn at some pretty epic looking parts. Other than that, it's a solid movie.

[@jakethesnake6873]

no spoiler talk?

[@Moonfired]

yeah that is sad

[@ryuprimeus3719]

I loved this move i am happy that i got to see it lol:).

[@alicool4837]

I really liked maybe because i watched them back to back

[@Alsemenor]

I was really disappointed by this movie. It's sad, really. I had been hoping for something more... sane.

[@MrJTD1999]

I loved the Hobbit trilogy-it was amazing! Lived up to the epic standards of LOTR :)

[@CDNKakarot2814]

All the idiots that don't like the Hobbit movies will soon LOVE them, once they see how horrible this new Tv show will be.

[@armyofuno8196]

You must be a time traveler

[@danking9936]

I really didn't like this movie, there was just so much CGI and so much more action than story that it just felt like I was watching someone else playing a videogame.

[@MeshuggahFan-iy6tb]

I agree. This movie was absolutely unnecessary. It was clearly just a cash in for Peter Jackson and to show off ridiculous amounts of CGI battles. Which were done waaaaaayy better in LOTR with nowhere near as much CGI

[@ProtestantsRUs]

WreckNRepeat like what?

[@ProtestantsRUs]

WreckNRepeat I knew you'd bring up Mad Max, it's a great action movie, and so is the raid, but I wouldn't use the word "amazing" precisely because of how simple the plot is. John Wick and die hard are okay but pretty generic and overrated. Star Wars does NOT have a simple plot. You have theforce, you have all kinds of secrets revealed in later movies, you have a ton of history with fathers and masters and previous wars, very fleshed out universe.

[@narrrnian3183]

+Dan King its literally the same in the books though, its too much action because its the end of the book. the hobbit is only one book and was split into three movies, thats why the first one has little action and more story, the second one is a bit more mysterious with more story and the third one is the final battle. they couldnt have made it any better without changing big parts of the movie or the plot

[@narrrnian3183]

WreckNRepeat so if a ovie is the same as the book then its bad. and when tis different than the book its also bad. ok so all movies are bad then? i am exagerating a bit, but in order to stay true to the author they needed to stay on the books plot and if that makes a "bad movie" for you then sorry buddy. also this bad movie got 4.8 stars so

[@Nahchuva]

Does anyone know if gandalf was really captured and that fight [galadriel, elrond VS. the 9 kings] really happened? PLS HALP i remember not I read all the books including silmarillion but i do not recall that at all D: (plus they could have made it clearer that saruman was acting fishy and Gandy was suspicious of him) also, this movie was bad. so much face palming. it had cool action scenes but that does not make it good at all. fuck the romance, why did they think they needed romance to justify a female character existing? god damn it.

[@Nahchuva]

MadmanJoE100 whoa thank you so much

[@MrBrandybuck1120]

The Hobbit Trilogy will remain one of the greatest works of fanfiction ever put to the silver screen.

[@GentM2015]

I loved this movie but I am disappointed with you Jeremy why didn't you at least do a Spoiler Talk ? and I was hoping to see it in your 2014 ranking.

[@ProtestantsRUs]

yeah this one needed a spoiler talk more than the other 2 cuz it was so disappointing.

[@zerothefaceless4888]

+Gent M The thing is... what was spoiler talk supposed to actually talk about? This movie was 90% action scenes with very little plot that wouldn't be already established. They killed the dragon, then they wanted dwarven gold, humans to rebuild their houses, elves because of elven gems that happened to be there, so they came, they negotiated, wiht Sauron subplot in the meantime, then orcs came and the rest of the movie was fighting with orcs. That's it. What is there to talk really?

[@ProtestantsRUs]

Zero the Faceless I'm gonna do a spoiler talk you'll see

[@Moonfired]

+Zero the Faceless 4 main characters died

[@ProtestantsRUs]

HardSplint Cine no I wont baahhj

[@greenkidd529]

LMAO people complai about CGI yet bust nuts over those superhero movies lol oh boy...

[@HHUNTEROFTHENORTH14]

its not over, bilbo said tea is at 4 and we are welcome to come back. anytime

[@aquadonkey.]

Movie was so horrible, every single scene had a facepalm in it, right from the beggining with how bard kills smaug, the mayors aide is supposed to be a comedic break but just stalled the entire thing, what happened to Beorn DURING the battle? All it shows is him falling 500 feet onto a pile of orcs and then nothing. Where were the other 10 dwarves that weve been following this entire time during the battle? Love story about dwarf and elf that just fell flat. Kili and fili die like b!tches.the earth eaters...just no, no, NOOOOO... The part where legolas hangs onto the bat that takes him exactly where he needs to go -_-. Not to mention when he does that scene in gundabad theyre about 700 miles away from the battle but make it back the same day. The aftermath of the battle isnt covered at all (what happened to the mountain, what happened to dale, what happened to bard, /beorn, what happened with the treasure, what happened to the arkenstone) Imho this wasnt even the hobbit it was just a story that had a bunch of similar names and places. 95% of the battle of five armies was straight out of Peter Jacksons ass and he completly raped the book. If you want to know how the battle really happened read the book, its only 35 pages from when smaug leaves to the end of the battle, youll be done in 15 minutes

[@ちはマダラ]

del toro wrote the script so nearly all of the script of hobbit battle of five was del toro so don't blame peter blame del toro jackson had like 3 moths to re write the script with studio pressure he never liked the script