Yesterday we went - thanks to an invitation of Planet Harry - to the third and last film of The Hobbit trilogy.
The plot is probably well known: after the dwarves woke Smaug the dragon at the end of the second part, he is sent out for revenge and starts destroying Laketown. But there is one man who stands against the darkness - and it's not Astrix or Obelix - and that's Bard the bowman.
With a homemade ballista - one part of which is his son(!) - he manages to shoot down the beast and kill it, thus securing peace for the land. Well almost, you see there's an unguarded dragon hoard in the mountain now and the "rightful" owners, the dwarves, are not very eager to share and barricade themselves inside the mountain. But soon party after party arrives to collect their share of the gold - much like the tax office/IRS does.
On the brink of war between the three factions - dwarves, elves and humans - the orcs decide to pay their visit as well and the former three enemies decided to give the orcs a beating together. The ensuring battle is the foundation for the movie title. And if you are wondering what the fifth army could be, here's a hint: it's Middle Earth's very own fire brigade, who arrives just in time for the victory celebration.
This movie is less an adventure - as the two previous ones were - but more like an analysis of power and how it can corrupt people. What this can lead to and who is immune to such temptation isthe main plot line in the movie. The battles itself are perfectly orchestrated and there are some many details, that you would have to watch the movie several times to find them all.
The actors are once again at their best, especially Thorin is portrayed perfectly. In addtion to the characters from the book there are some well known faces in the movie as well, and some of those have their best action so far.
Of course there are again two Legolas OMG scenes, which Peter Jackson Tolkien movie can be without them - but the best scene of the movie for me is the one in Dol Guldur, where you actually see what some Middle Earth celebreties are actually capable of.
The only thing I didn't like about the movie was the almost Jar Jar Binks-esque usage of the Master of Laketown's assistant - Alfred. He is around all the time and doing his cowardly and intrigue things, but unless they did with Grima Wormtongue, he is allowed to continue doing so well until almost at the end of the battle. He is neither funn not helping the plot a lot, he's just painfully annoying and that's bad in my opinion.
Conclusion: a worthy last part for the second Middle Earth trilogiy, with a lot less humour than before, but given the plot that's understandable.
The plot is probably well known: after the dwarves woke Smaug the dragon at the end of the second part, he is sent out for revenge and starts destroying Laketown. But there is one man who stands against the darkness - and it's not Astrix or Obelix - and that's Bard the bowman.
With a homemade ballista - one part of which is his son(!) - he manages to shoot down the beast and kill it, thus securing peace for the land. Well almost, you see there's an unguarded dragon hoard in the mountain now and the "rightful" owners, the dwarves, are not very eager to share and barricade themselves inside the mountain. But soon party after party arrives to collect their share of the gold - much like the tax office/IRS does.
On the brink of war between the three factions - dwarves, elves and humans - the orcs decide to pay their visit as well and the former three enemies decided to give the orcs a beating together. The ensuring battle is the foundation for the movie title. And if you are wondering what the fifth army could be, here's a hint: it's Middle Earth's very own fire brigade, who arrives just in time for the victory celebration.
This movie is less an adventure - as the two previous ones were - but more like an analysis of power and how it can corrupt people. What this can lead to and who is immune to such temptation isthe main plot line in the movie. The battles itself are perfectly orchestrated and there are some many details, that you would have to watch the movie several times to find them all.
The actors are once again at their best, especially Thorin is portrayed perfectly. In addtion to the characters from the book there are some well known faces in the movie as well, and some of those have their best action so far.
Of course there are again two Legolas OMG scenes, which Peter Jackson Tolkien movie can be without them - but the best scene of the movie for me is the one in Dol Guldur, where you actually see what some Middle Earth celebreties are actually capable of.
The only thing I didn't like about the movie was the almost Jar Jar Binks-esque usage of the Master of Laketown's assistant - Alfred. He is around all the time and doing his cowardly and intrigue things, but unless they did with Grima Wormtongue, he is allowed to continue doing so well until almost at the end of the battle. He is neither funn not helping the plot a lot, he's just painfully annoying and that's bad in my opinion.
Conclusion: a worthy last part for the second Middle Earth trilogiy, with a lot less humour than before, but given the plot that's understandable.
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