Fantastic Action Fantasy Movie!!!!

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2015)

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of SmaugI LOVED IT! So much better than the first one. Its fast paced and exciting. Feels allot more of a quick sit then the first one. But how is the movie in detail
The Characters are once again great. And even the new characters are really cool. Beron, who I had a bit of a concern about, is a fun character. That bear design alone was so cool. I love Legolas in this; he's such a showoff, almost Gaston like to try to impress his girlfriend.
BTW, Tauriel, I'm in love people. Not only a badass fighter who can hold her own in battle, but DAMN is she a fine elf. I wasn't really all that invested and got all goo goo for the previous female characters in the other films, hell most of my favorite female characters are in Anime. But, this elven warrior is gorgeous. :D
Also, Thrandull is a cool guy too. You can tell that he's got a bit of a David Bowie Labyrinth tone in him.
And then there's Smaug. WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING DRAGON! ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN! He's almost ties with Draco from Dragonheart. He's that good. Bennedect Cumberbatch is bone chilling in the performance. It's almost Sh*t Your Pants terrifying. I also noticed something in his design and behavior. It seems looking at him closely; Jackson obviously wanted to create something larger than life, which he succeeded in. Smaug was gigantic. The BIGGEST Dragon I've EVER SEEN. But I noticed that his design was based on a combination of different reptiles. With the teeth of a crocodile and almost snake like movements, his design and behavior was more of that of a Water Monitor Lizard or Kamodo Dragon. Now keep in mind, I've worked with large sized monitors in the past, and I've seen how they moved and behave, although granted, most of them acted like house cats, I'm not kidding. Smaug was defiantly that of a wild one, his head was indeed that or a monitor along with movement. And I thought that was really cool.
The Action is FANTASTIC & TOP NOTCH! Its great fun! The whole Barrel Sequence from beginning to end was a roller coaster ride. Especially the Jump The Shark moment with Bomber. It felt like something outta Donkey Kong Country. Legolas's fight with each orc is great, he's decapitating them left to right. The scenes with Gandalf in The Old Fortress were a WOW to be hold. This is the Gandalf I've wanted to see for a long time, using lots a lots of Magic attacks. He's even able to put up a good fight with Sauron.
Then the 3-D. That was great, some of the best 3-D I've seen. The scene in Mirkwood Forrest with the spiders is really trippy and scary, with lots of jump scares.
However, I do have a few nit picks...
There are probably two or three scenes of the group giving up and then like minutes later say "We can do it!". It's a cliché that is mostly found in kids movies, and honestly its about as painful to sit through as "The Liar Reviled" cliché. Especially in one scene, that was only put there for padding and filler. Its the scene where they find the gate to the hidden passage. They say in order to enter they have to be at "The Last Light Of Durins Day." so they think it's the sun when it turns out its the moon.
Remember the scene in Fellowship where we find out that most dwarf doors can only be seen by moonlight? Well since most of the movie going audience had probably seen that film, when that scene is on, we know most of this. But OMG, they drag it on and on when the sun sets and "Oh Boo Hoo, its hopeless. Game Over. We done, finished. Let's cry in the corner" I felt that whole bit could have been cut out. And you think the dwarfs would know their own designs on how these things work. They could have just said "Hey, wait, it's the moon. Let's just wait till tonight."
Its just so painful to watch and you think "Oh God, get on with it." I think that's just one of a few tiny complains I had with the film. But lets get onto what I missed and the other stuff I liked.
Well for one thing, when Kili get shot by a Morgal arrow, I'll admit I was shocked and hoped he'd make it though. But seeing it a second time, it's actually really funny why he can't join the group. I'll give you a hint.
"I was gonna help slay a dragonuntil I took an arrow to the knee." XD No Joke.
I do wish it was allot more focused on Bilbo, since its called The Hobbit! Also the business with Sauron felt like it could have been toned down and not so obvious.
I felt the way it ended was kinda Bullsh*t. It ends on a cliff hanger and cuts to black. But it didn't bother me too much.
Finally, the song "I See Fire" What a GREAT Song. I just recently downloaded it. It fits the end and the movie so well.
If I could recommend on how to see the movie, defiantly on the biggest screen possible, IMAX 3-D or AVX HFR. It truly is an experience.
So overall, this movie is AWESOME! If you have no clue what I'm taking aboutread the book. 10/10. One of the series best! You've done it again Mr. Jackson.