The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug for windows instal

Pace pulls it off so well those eyebrows were made for playing an elf king. I love him already because he’s Ned the pie maker from Pushing Daisies, but Ned was all warm and endearing while Thranduil is a straight up jerk. Lee Pace as Thranduil was just spectacular. The best part of the movie, though, were the elves. I can’t even imagine the thousands of man hours that went into rendering him, and they absolutely nailed it. The fight in Erebor goes on for far too long and is sort of ridiculous, but Smaug looks awesome through it all. The CGI is great, Benedict Cumberbatch’s voice is sinister and regal, and he lives up to the five hours of buildup waiting to see him for the first time. Speaking of dragons, Smaug is pretty freaking cool. There’s a new confidence to Bilbo, mostly due to the fact that he’s got the ring in his front pocket whenever he needs it, and it’s a lot of fun to watch him save his friends and face off against a dragon. He was a brilliant casting choice, and he’s even more entertaining here as he comes into his own as a burglar. One of the strongest choices in The Hobbit remains the hobbit himself, Martin Freeman as Bilbo. Plus, Mirkwood elves! They were just perfect. They avoided most of the stuff I didn’t like in An Unexpected Journey (there were no musical numbers in this one), and evened out the tone and pace. That being said, I really enjoyed The Desolation of Smaug. However good they make them, and I’ve liked them so far, they suffer by comparison. I’ve seen two thirds of the adaptation now, and this was the wrong way to go. It’s such a smaller story that no matter how much they try to make it bigger and more important, it’s going to end up as the poor man’s Lord of the Rings instead of its own, unique thing. Let me start by saying that I think turning The Hobbit into a Lord of the Rings-esque epic trilogy is just not a good idea.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug for windows instal