The Adventure Continues.....

Rating: 9/10 (13 December 2013)

My sister works for the cinema, so when she told me they were having a staff showing of the new Hobbit film and she was taking me i was doing back flips (in my mind.) and i was right too, the film did not disappoint.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug begins right where the Hobbit left off, with the company on the run from the orcs but when Gandalf decides to head off else where, he leaves them to wander thought Mirkwood on their own where nasty, creepy crawlys wait them. They then find themselves captured by Elfs, barreling down a river, smuggled into lake town, all to reach the lonely mountain to find the Arkenstone to and to reclaim their homeland.
Gandalf heads to Dol Guldur, in order to face the Necromancer but discovers a more dangerous plot being conjured up by Azog the orc.
After entering the lonely mountain, Bilbo enters and tries to the find the stone, only to waken the sleeping, 90 foot dragon known as Smaug, who claims he is the king under the mountain and won't let Bilbo or the dwarfs leave without a fight.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug picks up the pace from the first film which sets up the adventure nicely leading to this epic sequel. The cast give an amazing performance and their new addition Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't do such a bad job himself. There's more action, more characters and more laughs as the lonely mountain calls the dwarfs home.
Ed Sheeran's song 'I see Fire' is so beautifully written and performed, it really sets the tone of the film and you can really feel/understand how Thorin Oakenshield and the dwarfs feel/felt about the destruction of their homeland and each other.
Can't wait till next year for The Hobbit: There And Back Again.