The Hobbit

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2014)

Great ending to a well done trilogy. I, like many others, had read The Hobbit and realized some differences from the book to the movies, but what movie has replicated a book perfectly? I thought this was a fantastic ending! Not a dull moment in the movie, everything kept moving but it was not too quick. Twist after twist! Just when you thought that the Dwarfs and the Elves were going to have it out, an army of Orcs shows up! As goofy as this sounds, and if you have read the books it makes sense, but I'm glad that Thorin died. When it comes to things that should have killed somewhat but didn't, I become a bit of a stickler. When Thorin got up after taking a sword to the chest, I became worried but later on when he passed, so did my uneasiness. Another thing that caught me off guard was those goat like creatures that Thorin and some of the other dwarfs found and road off. Not sure if Thorin's cousin brought them or if they were just there. Im not sure if in the book that Legolas was sent by his father to go find Strider or if that was just added but I think it was kind of a weak stretch to connect the Hobbit with the Lord of the Rings. I did enjoy how it ending, feeding right into the Fellowship of the Ring.