- Story: Linear and unsurprising. Most of the time, we just can't feel the emotion that's being conveyed. Obviously missing J.R.R. Tolkien's touch. It shows that Peter Jackson made a movie about something that Tolkien barely wrote a few lines about.
- Characters: The same as before. The worst part is the whole thing about the madness of Thorin. There's also the fact that Legolas is there, not to mention the elf-dwarf love story.
- Dialogs: Acceptable.
- Scenario: The pacing is nice. The death of Smaug is well made.
- Actors: Acceptable. The human extras were not very good.
- Photography: Great looking, if a repetition of camera shots from previous Tolkien adaptations. Maybe it was just my projection that was wrong, but the lighting was off in certain scenes, mainly with the humans.
- Special effects: Lots of it.
- Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310332/
- Who is it for? Those who need to see the end of the story. Others should abstain.
mardi 13 janvier 2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies — See the extended version, not the theatrical one — 9*/10
Important Note: The extend version is much better than the theatrical one, I give it a 9*/10 instead of a 7*/10. The story is longer and filled with many details that make the final cut extremely entertaining. So, please read the following with that in mind. It mostly doesn't hold true anymore.
