There and Back Again...

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2014)

Battle of Five Armies is the conclusion to the Hobbit trilogy - the book that should've been a single movie. The movie starts just after the events of the second film, Smaug heading to Laketown.
Overall, the film is just OK. Not awesome. What kills the film for me is that it relies too much on CGI. Yes, the Battle is great but would've been awesome if is not CGI-heavy. Upside? The acting of course. They may have change the title to "BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES" due to marketing purpose, but the story still centers around Bilbo, played again wonderfully by Martin Freeman. He is the heart and soul of the film. Thorin is also wonderfully acted. As for other like Gandalf? Well, he's just there.
It may not be the best send-off, but it still did justice to the book. Some part in the book may been left out, but I'm hoping that it would be in the extended edition. Hail, Tolkien fans.