If you thought one orc was bad, wait until there are two orcs. *Some Spoilers*

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2014)

The Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smuag is an action movie which takes place one year after The Hobbit 1: Unexpected Journey. This popcorn flick has everything: Drama, Action, Magic, Mayhem, Spooks, Romance, and did I mention action? How can one man sum up such a historical film in such a short time? Well, I guess I'll be the first to try.
First let's get this straight; this isn't just some normal one hour movie you see all the time. This is 3 hours of epic story-telling and the most amazing graphics anyone can witness. All of this should be known to you if you had the pleasure of viewing The Hobbit 1, and if you haven't then get off your butt and go rent it from Blockbuster ASAP! The Story: *Warning some minor spoilers* Our hero Biblo and the other hobbits set forth for another adventure just one year after The Hobbit 1 debut. This time they encounter an old "friend" the white orc and his goons, who chase them into a cabin in the woods. After a quick breakfast with their new friend the werewolf they set out once again into the spider woods. The hobbits are quickly snatched up by a gang of talking spiders *amazing graphics on these, you'll love it* but the elfs save them and we are introduced to two big players in The Hobbit 2 scheme of things: Legolas and Galadriel *the later of which falls in love with Fili*. Expect a lot of tension between the characters as they struggle for the lady's hand. The hobbits escape the evil elf king the most unique style of escape yet *I'll cover this scene later*. Meanwhile the big white orc has found a new friend who is bigger, stronger, and faster than himself. This new orc brings the much needed punch to the film to get things really rolling.
The barrel scene: This scene needed its own section since it was so much fun and exciting to watch. Biblo and crew hatch a plan to escape in a water ride from the Elf Castle, but they hit a few snags along the way. Jaw-dropping camera angles and graphics so real you can't tell if you are in a movie or actually in The Hobbit world. I am still blown away by the stunt work it took to do this fast paced battle, the Legolas actor pulled some mind blowing acrobatics while jumping from rock to rock and head to head. My absolute favorite part was when the fat guy bust his legs out of his barrel and used it as armor to take down some orcs in style.
The last half of the movie takes a darker and deeper look into things. A new character The Bard shows up to help our heroes out. This character was odd because if you play video games you would easily see the reference to the mythical class called Bards in this man's name, but he is designed to be the complete opposite. Instead of wielding a guitar and singing he uses swords and smuggles people right under the cop's noses. At long last the movie reaches it's climax at the treasure mountain that Bilbo and friends have been searching for, but deep inside the treasure is something so clever and weird it will throw you off if you aren't paying attention. Bilbo decides to go in alone *most likely to take the gold for himself now that I think of it* and after discovering the near endless supply of coin he finds the greatest writing I've seen in a film in a long time. Face to face with a giant creature which I believe symbolizes or is even in fact a version of Biblo from the future. Smilbo is a great red beast of a man with webbed skin for wings and the hottest breathe in town. Bilbo has a "heated" battle with himself finally seeing what he has or will become if he lets all this go to his head. In the end Bilbo calls apon his loyal friends and they trick Smibol into getting covered with molten gold and lava. The biggest surprise of all is that the movie doesn't end the way you think it would, it actually has the biggest cliff hanger I've seen in a movie since Star Wars.
The Good, The Bad, and The Amazing: The Good: Excellent writing and well written characters. Best Action scenes since The Matrix. Best Drama since Saving Private Ryan. Best graphics you can see. Best hour per dollar ratio ever. The Best Jumps, the man sitting behind me kicked my seat when that bee flew at Bilbo in the cabin.
The Bad: No movie is perfect, but this one almost is. My complaints are few, but here they are: Too many characters – this could have been solved by killing off or removing some of the Hobbits. Not enough Bilbo screen time – my favorite character and I just loved every scene with him.
The Amazing: Everything, simple as that. You must watch this film. Nobody does it better. Top of the line camera, graphics, actors, stunts, action, and pure adventure.
My Rating: 99% out of 100% My closing comment: Even if you hate movies and fun you will fall in love with this film. You are hurting yourself by not seeing it, so get out there now and Hobbit with us all!