The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
At long last, the saga of Middle-Earth draws to a close (or
at least until Peter Jackson ascertains the film rights to The Silmarillion), but was the final third of The Hobbit trilogy worth the price of admission? To be frank:
No. Now, I will say that if you
have already invested the time and money in seeing the first two Hobbit movies, then yes, go and finish
the trilogy because that sort of investment should not be wasted. If you have not seen the first two movies,
then I would recommend waiting until its DVD / Blu-Ray release and when you
have a day; marathon the films (if you feel inclined to watch the series).
In truth, I could have done without The Hobbit trilogy because (1) it should not have been a trilogy
and (2) there was no need for a prequel.
Certainly, there was plenty of splendid scenery to behold and a few fun
battle sequences, but it was not enough to warrant splitting the shortest book
of the Middle-Earth saga into three parts.
Personally, I enjoyed the Lord of
the Rings series and was excited when it was reported that Jackson would be
returning to Middle-Earth for The Hobbit,
but now; I wish Jackson would have simply left it at The Return of the King.
