An absolute shocker

Rating: 3/10 (30 December 2014)

Peter Jackson leaves Middle Earth not with a bang, but with a dull thud. The first Hobbit movie was a disappointment to say the least but Desolation of Smaug definitely picked it back up again; it left me quite excited for Battle of Five Armies. Unfortunately, Smaug's rampage in this movie is nothing but a small blip and really should have been left in the second film. What follows is a very dull plot, dull characters (Thorin is one of the most annoying characters ever), dull acting and boring battle scenes that nearly had me falling asleep. This film was an absolute cash in and nothing more. They should never have stretched the Hobbit into three films. If only del Toro had directed the two part version he was originally lined up for... This was very disappointing.