This was the
final movie in a sequence of three directed by the great Peter Jackson telling
the tale of the battle for middle earth.
The movie begins with Bilbo (played by Martin Freeman) and the dwarfs in
the mountain that was the home of Smaug the dragon who was protecting the
diamonds and riches within. In the
previous movie, Smaug had been angered and planned to seek his revenge on the
town of Laketown, the home of humans including Bard who was played by Luke
Evans. Bard kills Smaug with an arrow
but not before Laketown is destroyed.
Meanwhile
Thorin, the leader of the dwarfs and played by Richard Armitage, decides he
wishes to keep all of the riches for himself and the dwarfs. However, many other fractions have the same
desire. And so begins the battle.
The 3D
effects in this movie were spectacular.
I loved the imagery and of course the story. Peter Jackson once again is in the leadership
role of using the latest and greatest of technology. He is one of the finest directors working
today. Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
had a smaller part in this movie than in the others but was still terrific as
were all of the actors who also included Orlando Bloom as Legolas and
Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel. Christopher
Lee even made a brief appearance as Saruman the White. I think everyone should see this movie
because it is unbelievably fantastic and meets all expectations. Even though this movie is fairly long, the
time will pass quickly. I gave this
movie 4 out 4 stars.
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