Just home from the 'Smaug' premiere which is a treat for your eye bulbs and ear drums. The barrels set-piece is PJ in especially fine form.— edgarwright (@edgarwright) December 3, 2013
Just home from the 'Smaug' premiere which is a treat for your eye bulbs and ear drums. The barrels set-piece is PJ in especially fine form.
So... I saw the world premiere of #TheDesolationOfSmaug and WOOOOOW... I loved it. My 2nd favorite of the whole franchise. Smaug was INSANE.— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
So... I saw the world premiere of #TheDesolationOfSmaug and WOOOOOW... I loved it. My 2nd favorite of the whole franchise. Smaug was INSANE.
@Lil_Lulu58 I know!!!! Cumberbatch's voice gave me CHILLS. Such a great villain. Such a great movie. SERIOUS rewatch value.— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
@Lil_Lulu58 I know!!!! Cumberbatch's voice gave me CHILLS. Such a great villain. Such a great movie. SERIOUS rewatch value.
"The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" sports some of the franchise's best moments (with quite a few coming directly from @EvangelineLilly).— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
"The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" sports some of the franchise's best moments (with quite a few coming directly from @EvangelineLilly).
@SiUttley VERY cool. An Aragorn-type figure. Plays a really solid hero.— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
@SiUttley VERY cool. An Aragorn-type figure. Plays a really solid hero.
@wereviking Trust me, both her and Legolas deserve to be in this story.— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
@wereviking Trust me, both her and Legolas deserve to be in this story.
@jesafreeney That dragon freak'n ROCKED. The movie was already great outside of that, but Benedict put it to a WHOLE new level of badass.— Joe Marino (@Joe_N_Marino) December 3, 2013
@jesafreeney That dragon freak'n ROCKED. The movie was already great outside of that, but Benedict put it to a WHOLE new level of badass.
Who could guess, after the meandering first feature in a seemingly unnecessary eight-hour trilogy of films based on a novel of less than 300 pages, that Peter Jackson had such a vigorous and thrilling middle episode in store? With Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the dwarves finally done with introductory dawdling, they dive into a nonstop adventure among the noble Elves, the rough-hewn humans of Laketown and the ferocious dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). This time, Andy Serkis has not lent his presence to Gollum, but his work as second-unit director is spectacular. Each complex encounter, especially a flume-ride escape of the dwarves, boasts a teeming ingenuity of action and character. A bonus: the budding romance of the warrior Elf Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) and the dwarf hunk Kili (Aidan Turner). In all, this is a splendid achievement, close to the grandeur of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all - a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself - the Dragon Smaug. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars (in alphabetical order) John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O'Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.
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