Peter Jackson bounces back from his mistakes and delivers a hugely entertaining fantasy epic.

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2016)

Tolkien would be bowing his head if he saw the second installment in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy. When there is only one book written by the legendary writer, Peter Jackson decided to adapt Tolkien's fantasy novel into three films. Not the wisest choice some may say, but hey, he makes the second installment extremely fun and entertaining. Peter Jackson ups the visual elements from the first in "The Desolation of Smaug" to create some truly stunning CGI and action sequences. He uses tons of creepy and terrifying creatures to fight off against dwarfs, elves, and of course, Gandalf while also having a great sequence with a scene-stealing, fire-breathing dragon. After successfully crossing over the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest--without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarfs. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. Jackson also dials-down on the weak humor and ends up replacing it with action. He appears to the geeky base whop truly love fantasy, not worrying too much about pleasing fans of the book. While one film would have probably been smarter, we get to see extended sequences of fantastic action and get tons of excitement in he wonderful world of Middle Earth that we all love.