Yet Another Excellent Effort From Jackson and his friends.

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2013)

I love The Lord Of The Rings films. They are probably my favorite series of films. I think in fact it might be better than Star Wars! I gave all the movies a A. 5 movies (Including This Film) I gave an A straight in a row. That is impressive that a series made me so entertained and so thrilled. Now The Mid Chapter of The Hobbit is here. The Desolution of Smaug is yet again one of the best movies of the year.
Our story continues as Bilbo and the dwarfs continue to the mountain as Gandalf departs from them. They encounter orcs, giant spiders, elves, and the greedy talking dragon Smaug.
The best thing about The Lord Of The Rings Series of films is the pacing. The pacing is always quite consistent slowing down when need and speeding up when needed. I always hear complaints from people that the pacing is too slow and long. Hello? Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit are suppose to be long and have a pace thats consistent.
Now I want to talk about the High Frame Rate 3D which is the technology used for the movie. At first, I didn't like it because the frame rate was so high and felt like a video game that someone else is playing and you're watching. But then, I realized that this made the 3D have more depth to it which I think made the film great.
Orlando Bloom returns as Legolas and he has not lost his touch as he keeps the energy in him throughout.
Speaking of Actors in this film, Benidict Cumberbatch voices the greedy Smaug. First Khan, now Smaug. He is seeming to be one of the most promising actors of our time. His performance as Smaug is very convincing and the voice and the visual effects makes him one of the most magical movie characters of all time.
The best scene in the movie that I think will be remembered as one of the great movie moments is The Giant Talking Spiders scene that takes place in the forest. Why? I think it has that special feeling that movies should have where you are amazed by the magic of technology.
The Desolation of Smaug is a fantastic mid chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy of films and will make you crave for the next and final chapter.
95/100 A