Fiery second part to The Hobbit.

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2014)

Out of the frying pan into the fire. The Desolation of Smaug is visually fantastic. You get another great insight into Tolkien's world in is the second giving of The Hobbit. Peter Jackson directs and makes the world look amazing in 3D – don't forget to look out for Jackson's cameo at the beginning of the film.
Although Legolas (Orlando Bloom) isn't in the book it doesn't change the original works for the worst, but for the better. Ian Mckellen as Gandalf plays the role at his best in this slice of Middle Earth. Even though the film gets darker as the dwarfs and burglar (Bilbo, Martin Freeman) delve into Erebor The Lonely Mountain, and Middle Earth begins to get darker The Desolation of Smaug still manages to keep a comedic tone just like An Unexpected Journey.
A must see, and a great cliff-hanger, for those who have and haven't read the book. There and Back Again cannot come quick enough, I can't wait for to see how Jackson depicts Middle Earth on the big screen for the 6th time.
10/10