Enjoy the MOVIE, not a line for line remake of the BOOK!

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2013)

I was really looking forward to "The Desolation Of Smaug" and for me it lived up to the hype! The changes made me feel as if I was on a second or third re-reading of a book and found some new deeper meaning in a passage or discovered something I had skipped over previously. The pace of the movie was a lot quicker than "An Unexpected Journey" but I feel this second installment really deepened Bilbo's character. The new characters appearing in the second installment were introduced well and fitted seamlessly into the Movie. The action sequences were INSANE and very enjoyable. The fight sequences were great! Last, but not least, the end was for me was, UNEXPECTED!