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Film REVIEW: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) - ★★★★

Updated: Sep 22, 2023



Director: Peter Jackson


Writer: Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro

Based on: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien


Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom.


Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Middle Earth, Army, Epic


Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

The sequel to 2013's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, it is the final instalment in The Hobbit trilogy, acting as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The film received mixed reviews from critics.




MIX UP REVIEWS:


Euan (Age 12) - ★★★★

"The films as usual are different but good. In my opinion, watch the films first."




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Another massive fantasy franchise is the Harry Potter films including their own dragon in the final film - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Some of the stars of the movie appear in the Marvel movies, including Benedict Cumberbatch in Spider-Man: No Way Home all of whom appear in Avengers: Endgame. For more J.R.R. Tolkien adventures check out the other Hobbit films (An Unexpected Journey and The Battle of the Five Armies) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy from Peter Jackson. Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch teamed up previously in Sherlock.



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