The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Movie Review

Saw "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" on it's first opening week.  I have to say it is better than the first, if you saw the first part of this movie. Although I think this movie, does not know what it wants to be at times.  You still have head decapitation, then cutesy dwarf intricate actions.  Which make me question who is exactly is their audience?

How was the Visuals?
Visuals are good, although it's really cheesy on the camera angles at times.  You will think the angles are taken that way as if to make you awe at the action sequence.

How was the Story?
Story was good, and they made the right decision to create a new character, that is not in the book to make it more interesting.  You won't notice the changes if you haven't read the book.

How was it overall?
Overall, I rate it a 4 out of 5 stars.  It's better than the first, and far more entertaining.  But will not keep you awake if you are sleepy.

If you haven't seen it yet, see it in 3D, most say it is better viewed that way, especially the dragon scenes.  This movie is almost 3 hours long...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Now Showing in Philippine Cinemas

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is now showing in Philippine Cinemas.  Expect to see long lines during the weekend on ticketbooths, since this is a blockbuster movie.

The movie opened last December 11 here in the Philippines, ahead than most countries.  But since we will have our Metro Manila Film Fest this coming December 25, it is better most people have already watch their fill of foreign films.  Since during the Metro Manila Film Fest, no foreign film will be shown in cinemas in Metro Manila, only local films.

Will give a review once I see it.

The Hobbit: movie review

I was able to watch this movie, before the MMFF (Metro Manila Film Fest) took over the Metro Manila cinemas with Filipino movies.  Since, the short "ban" on Foreign Films have been lifted from our cinemas, people who have not watched "The Hobbit" will be able to watch it, starting this week.

This review are for those who have not watched it last December and still wondering if watching it would be worth their time and money.  Read along, ye curious souls.

So How was the Story?

Story was pretty good.  Most people, did not go to this movie for the story.  They went to see this movie for it's stunning visual effects and curiosity on how some of the characters looked like before they were in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The story revolves on the Dwarf Kingdom, and how it came about the dwarfs were scattered across middle earth.  There are so many dwarfs, that I hardly know their name.  They all look the same to me, and so gives me less to care on whether they live or die in the end.

The only characters, we all want to see is Gandalf, the elves and Gollum before the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

How was the visuals?

Visuals are good, we already saw the visuals on the Trilogy, watching them in The Hobbit was kind of ordinary now.  We seem to be getting used to computer generated images, or it's so good that we can't tell if it's computer generated or real object anymore.

How is it overall?

Overall, the movie is a 4 out of 5 stars.  We are familiar with middle-earth by now that we seem to lack awe on the visuals of the Shire and the Dwarf Kingdom, before it was made a dark and ugly place.

I don't recommend this movie for kids to watch, but I get the feeling this is a story for kids.  But, the decapitations and the battles is at times not recommended for kids.  I think teens can watch this, but do teens still watch this stuff?

If you haven't watch it yet, you could be either be in for a treat or disappointment.  Is it worth the price of admission?  It's good to watch on the big screen, but some battle scenes are just too silly for me.  So, if you got money to spend and you're a fan of LOTR trilogy, then this is a must watch.  Otherwise, you can wait for the DVD copy and enjoy it at home.

The Hobbit: Now Showing in the Philippines

The Hobbit: an unexpected journey is now showing in the Philippines.  This is the prequel to the blockbuster movie trilogy, Lord of the Rings.

This is the movie's 2nd week in cinemas, and will not be shown next week on the 25th of December until first week of January.  Since, it is the Metro Manila Film Fest starting next week, with only Filipino movies shown in cinemas to support the local film industry.