Middle Earth is back...

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2013)

REVIEW WRITTEN BY HAMZA POONAWALA http://www.yusufpoonawala.com/movie/desolation-of-smaug/
The Hobbit is back with a bang with Then Desolation of Smaug. One would assume, that the dwarfs reach Erebor, slay the dragon, and claim their homeland! Well we'll find out shan't we.....
Bilbo Baggins, the young well mannered hobbit (which he's not any more....Just kidding) is drawing closer to the mountain day by day but, his journey is not over yet. He'll have to go through Mirkwood forest which is a perilous task across the lake and through Lake town, find the secret passage which is a problematic task and finally slay Smaug the Dragon, which is dicey.
But as the dwarfs are moving, so is evil. Gandalf the Grey goes to the Nine Tombs and discovers that the evil dead spirits have been summoned by, our fellow Necromancer. But who is he, someone from the past or someone else?
The action is mind blowing. I love the last scene of the battle with Smaug with fires everywhere, resulting in molten Gold! The fight between the elves and the spiders, read GIANT SPIDERS, in Mirkwood and the chase of Legolas (Orlando Bloom) along the river are amazing.
The 3D was legendary. The scene I loved most was when Smaug took the gold off him. It looked like gold raining from the sky. Just breath taking. I strongly recommend you to see this film.
See you for the last time in Middle Earth..
The Y Factor Review by YusuF: All LOTR fans, rejoice cos we have Peter Jackson back once again to transport us to the land called Middle Earth.....
Continuing with his new HFR (High Frame Resolution) technology, of shooting the film in 48 frames per second, Jackson along with his writers adds a lot of his own matter in this film. Whilst The Hobbit did stick a lot to the book, this instalment has Jackson introducing characters such as Legolas, who were never a part of the original story, to bring in more twist and pace in the tale. For it is the chase of the Dwarfs and Orcs on the river by Legolas, the son of King Thranduil (Lee Pace), that takes the film way above the standard set pieces offered in some other such flicks (and even in this one too). The river chase is by far the best action sequence of late, highlighted by 3D, especially in IMAX!
Benedcit Cumberbatch, as the evil voice of Smaug, is simply brilliant. Again a brilliance of CGI and motion capture by Jackson.
Don't jump off the cliffhanger of a climax!
Does it have The Y Factor : YES
Rating : 4/5