The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a great finish to the Hobbit trilogy. The story progressed and ended up full circle to Middle Earth. There are long battle sequences in this movie that brings smiles to all. Each character gets a moment to showcase their skills. If you love the stories about Middle Earth then you will definitely enjoy this movie.

Check out down below for a spoiler review on The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. You’ve been warned.

The Good

• The battle sequences near the end of the movie was highly enjoyable. There were many things happening from one battlefield to another and it all looked breathtaking. You have elves, dwarfs and humans fighting for their lives against powerful orcs.
• Anytime you have a scene with Giant Eagles is epic! They came at the right time to help with the army coming from Gundabad. They’re amazing creatures and served a great purpose in the win at Ravenhill.
• The story foreshadowed things from The Fellowship of the Ring. You get a lot of back story to why certain things happened. There were events like how Legolas and Aragorn met, the ring staying with Bilbo, and the relationship between Elves and Dwarfs.
• Bard was a great character. He slayed Smaug and lead the survivors from Laketown to Dale. There was a great leadership vibe to him. He stayed humble and was fair.
• The world of Middle Earth felt renewed. After having 6 movies in one place you would think it would get old. The lands are vast and the dangers are everywhere. During the series of movies the characters almost covered the entire world. You can definitely make at least 2 more movies with Middle Earth.

The Bad

The “dragon sickness” was too easily dispelled. The story had it build up for two movies just for him to snap out of it in such a short time. They needed to show Thorin battle it a bit more and try to fight it. He just went to the gold walkway and a snap of the finger, he’s cured. The advice from everyone should have been in his head for majority of the movie then have him break it.

The love story between Kili and Tauriel felt like wasted screen time. Her character didn’t exist in the books and the love-story really didn’t progress much of the plot. It only created a love triangle between those two and Legolas.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Cast and Details

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans and Evangeline Lilly. It runs 144 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my The Gambler review.