The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Starring: Freeman, Martin and McKellen, Ian

Product Description

The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 794043161032
• Release Date: October 2014
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: New Line Cinema Corporation
• Director: Jackson, Peter
• Starring: Freeman, Martin, McKellen, Ian
• Runtime: 2 hours, 41 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

More of the same thing - yet fun to watch.

After many perilous encounters with enemies known and unknown, it looks like we might finally face our dragon. Will we be up to the task? Watch as everyone must decide their fate and the fate of their comrades. Let’s not overlook the power of love. The previous movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012) showed lots of promise with known characters and situations. We were gaining insight as to the Prequel to “The Lord of the Rings trilogy.” However, this installment, which is not the last, evidently, is just one situation after another. It is fun to watch the action, and the graphics are well done; however, the characters do not grow with time and distance. Frankly, if this presentation “The Desolation of Smaug” (2014) were not made, you would not miss it from the story. How many more mindless sword-swinging, arrow-shooting installments are we to watch before they run out of cliffhangers?