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The sequel strikes back.
memento_mori - wrote on 12/11/2013
I must apologize for my brief review that I rather substituted with a rant… I should really think about what I watched before I post a negative review.
Yes, after giving it more thought and time, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is not bad. In fact, it is quite enjoyable, and an improvement over its still unnecessary predecessor.
What makes this one different is that it is actually interesting. See, my problem with the first Hobbit film was, that it felt like a very long, very uninteresting episode of Game of Thrones, rehashing elements of Lord of the Rings. In Desolation, at least some of the excitement is back.
I especially enjoyed the scenes involving Luke Evans and management of all the dwarves. Another great improvement: The dwarves actually do something in this …
