An improvement of what was already great.

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is an improvement on the already great An Unexpected Journey. The story about Dol Guldur starts to really take hold with it taking a surprising turn into something that links it more to The Lord of The Rings(As it should, being a prequel.) As a big fan of Tolkien's work, i like all of the added features from Tolkien's unreleased work and as the movie goes on you never want it to end. I think the movie is allowed to sway away from the source material as long as it is to the movie's benefit. Speaking of which, i don't care of the length of the movie as long as everything in it is good and well done.
All the way from beginning to end, the movie keeps you on your toes, clawing for your next breath and ends on a magnificent cliff-hanger. The special effects are absolutely incredible and the characters extremely interesting
For my money it is the best movie of 2013.