thefilmgourmet

I enjoyed this movie, very much ! I will be honest I am really effected by other peoples reviews and Desolation sadly had a mix bag. But mate were they wrong. The time flew past and I didn't notice it at all. The acting was superb, action was good and Smaug was glorious !

Martin Freeman was a superb choice for the role of Bilbo !Although not in the book I also really enjoyed the addition of Legolas !

Desolation of Smaug is better then its predecessor, with better action and for being darker too. However I can't underline enough that it is not LOTR, if you want to enjoy this movie you should come to terms with that! its different it is its own thing and that's OK.

Now if you like middle earth go and see the movie ! I'm glad I did and I watched it in HFR 3D it still feels a bit odd but my eyes thanked me for it. My eyes normally feel really tired by 3d but it wasn't so this time around. Although it maybe just an exceptional day too.

I don't know what critics have seen but what I saw was an excellent movie, That I enjoyed very much. Was it really long ? yes. Was it boring ? NO, not at all! Oh boy, it feels good to be back in the middle earth! The movie is excellently crafted, I liked the detailed costumes and thought that pacing was good. At places the movie did feel less serious, but it's not LOTR.

Although 3D is still strenuous on the eyes , I felt like High frame rate (HFR) actually helped. I must agree it looked a little awkward at the beginning but few minutes into the movie and I really appreciated the quality of the picture and the smooth movement. It is very new and we are not used to it, so I can understand people that didn't like it however us humans never take change very kindly do we ? So don't be disheartened by the critics this is one of those movies that people and critics have to agree to disagree (I found myself in this situation very often). My suggestion is, if you like fantasy, Watch it, if you have an open mind, watch it! However, if you don't like fantasy then yes it will be too long and it will disappoint you, it is a fantasy movie after all !

My honest mark is actually a 9, but just to spite critics I gave it a 10 =))

First of all I would like to say all that CGI is here to stay and IT IS going to get more and more prevalent ! Also it is getting much better by day and this film has used it gorgeously. Visuals, art and costumes are stunning.

Then there is the story, I think the plot of the story was very clear unlike many other people think yet it could have been fleshed out a lot better. Although I agree that this was the weakest part of this film, all-round it was good enough for me to don't really care about it. Also, try to consider immortals as a self contained story rather than a true reflection of Greek mythology because if they were to go down that road they would need at least a prequel movie or two.

Finally, if you are looking to feast your eyes and entertain yourself then you are most likely to enjoy this movie.