Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

[Perplexed]

Anyone seen this movie yet? I viewed the 3D (not IMAX) version this weekend, and it was pretty good. Long though, so be sure to square away your bodily functions before the movie starts

I was rather smitten with Tauriel, the female elf created for the movie, but kept wondering where I'd seen her before. Here she is in the movie:

After a bit of web searching, I found out she's played by Evangeline Lilly, famous for her role in the TV series "Lost" and perhaps most for her pose on the beach in that show:

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Hot dang and a bowl of chili!

 

[SoonerBorn]

Yes, it was phenomenal and so was she.

 

[SMS]

Pretty good. The river/barrel escape scene was a little overdone but it was still a good flick...can't wait for the third installment.

 

[Viper16]

So Hot....want to touch the heiney!

I heard the movie was good, can't wait to see it! I saw Ender's Game this weekend...it was better than I thought it was going to be.

 

[Old Fart]

I may just very well pay the ticket price to see this one on the big screen.

 

[caojyn]

Haven't seen it yet, did they leave a lot stuff out like in LOTR? I was really disappointed that Tom Bombadil wasn't in LOTR.

 

[Perplexed]

Haven't seen it yet, did they leave a lot stuff out like in LOTR? I was really disappointed that Tom Bombadil wasn't in LOTR.

Yes, they did - there's no way they could encompass all of the book's nuances and details, though they did do a pretty good job incorporating as much as they could, IMHO. I also thought this second movie was better than the first in the Hobbit trilogy, though as SMS said, the river escape scene was a bit much. Parts of the action involving Smaug were a bit of a stretch as well. Pity also they didn't have a scene with Tauriel emerging from a lake in a skimpy outfit. Maybe in the final installation?

 

[henschman]

It seems to me The Hobbit is a pretty short book to make into three 2+ hour feature films... the first movie basically confirmed that in my mind. It seems to me they're trying to milk the franchise for all it's worth. I didn't like the first installment near as much as any of the LOTR movies.

 

[caojyn]

It seems to me The Hobbit is a pretty short book to make into three 2+ hour feature films... the first movie basically confirmed that in my mind. It seems to me they're trying to milk the franchise for all it's worth. I didn't like the first installment near as much as any of the LOTR movies.

Can't disagree. I'm pretty sure it could be read in 5 or 6 hours.

 

[SoonerP226]

I never cared for Tolkien, so I don't know if this contains any spoilers or not.