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Hobbit 3 Review


What I liked: Peter Jackson does epic battles really well. Since this whole movie was one large battle he was really in his element. That being said, two hours is a really long battle. Bilbo is great I like his deliberations about the Arkenstone and final delivery. The altercation on the wall was well done and I liked that the other members of the company also picked up on Thorin’s mounting insanity. Bard was convincing about half the time, but he still looks just like Will Turner so really should have fought some zombie pirates. The return to Bagend was fun.
What I didn’t: Silent close ups. Way. Too. Many. Yep. Also Dune called and wanted their sand worms back, I can think of no other explanation for their sudden appearance and disappearance. Also there seems to be some confusion about fatal injuries. Mostly that the characters are under the impression that they are not fatal. It should not take 85 fatal injuries to kill you. Even if you are super cool. Whatever happened with the wizards. It was weird and blah with the minor exception of Galadriel’s first appearance which was actually kind of cool but overshadowed by her lack of shoes. Honestly, who would not wear shoes when going to an orc house? The love story. It is described in the final scenes as “real.” Nope. Legolas/all elves. Despite the extensive use of CG the stunts were less cool than the ones in the originals like skateboarding on a shield and flipping onto a horse. If you insist on filming everything on a green screen I want it to look awesome. I counted 2 awesome moments maybe a dozen cool ones and lots and lots of neh. Finally, the credits song was not as cool as I hoped the other movies set a pretty high bar and for the end of the 6 movie saga it was a bit of a let down.
Who should watch this: Well everyone needs to finish out the trilogy.

Would I watch it again: Likely many many times in the process of cutting my own abridged version of the trilogy. Unless someone else does that first, which really would be preferable. It really should have only been 2 movies max.
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