Retired fine furniture designermaker who loves horses. 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. An extended edition containing 25 minutes of additional footage and original music 201 was released on 3 november 2014 in the uk, and on 4 november 2014 in the us. One day i came along the chrome experiment of the hobbit. An unexpected journey, but it fails to rectify any of the fatal issues at play. The desolation of smaug 20 publicity stills and other photos. Dec, 20 even rote fantasy blockbusters can and usually do feature the showdown of good and evil. Part two of peter jacksons adaptation of the tolkien classic picks up speed, but theres still plenty of. The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. See more ideas about desolation of smaug, the hobbit and lotr.
After seeing the desolation of smaug i reread the original novel, realizing several things when i was done. Desolation of smaug will contain 25 minutes of new scenes, in contrast with an unexpected journeys minutes. Yes i know lotr had changes, but not to this devastating extent. The hobbit desolation of smaug movie poster 2 sided. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The movie promises to take the world by storm and these official stamps are the perfect accompaniment to this epic film. The whole franchise has become a cash grab, the hobbit should have been one single movie and without all the excessive alterations. Humble hobbit bilbo baggins has begun to prove his worth as a member of the team of dwarfs that set out from hobbiton to reclaim a stolen treasure from. While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, the desolation of smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the hobbit series. The desolation of smaug, an extremely indepth interactive map of. The desolation of smaug extended edition bluray the hobbit. Thats because after two hours of setup involving bilbo baggins martin freeman as he hobbits along with the. The desolation of smaug is the second film in the hobbit trilogy, created in new zealand by our very own academy awardwinning filmmaker sir peter jackson.
The desolation of smaug is a little less long and a little less boring. The desolation of smaug, and that beautiful opening vista got me hooked immediately. The desolation of smaug the dwarves, bilbo and gandalf have successfully escaped the misty mountains, and bilbo has gained the one ring. It also has over 9 hours of behind the scenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the incredible world of middle earth to the screen. An unexpected journey 2012 2012 covers the first six chapters of the novel and a few moments from the seventh chapter.
The desolation of smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this weeks box office prediction contest. On the other hand, theres no clear prize for this weeks winner. Dec, 20 except for a flashback which shows gandalf ian mckellen and the exiled dwarf king thorin oakenshield richard armitage joining forces in a dark and beersoaked pub straight out of chaucers canterbury tales, the desolation of smaug picks up where the last one left off, with bilbo martin freeman and the posse of rowdy dwarves deep into their journey to reclaim the lonely mountain and. The desolation of smaug was released on dvd, 3d bluray and bluray on 7 april 2014 in the united kingdom and on 8 april 2014 in the united states. Except for a flashback which shows gandalf ian mckellen and the exiled dwarf king thorin oakenshield richard armitage joining forces in a dark and beersoaked pub straight out of chaucers canterbury tales, the desolation of smaug picks up where the last one left off, with bilbo martin freeman and the posse of rowdy dwarves deep into their journey to reclaim the lonely. Dec, 20 the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by j. Continuing the adventure of bilbo baggins whos accompanying thirteen dwarfs on their quest to reclaim. The desolation of smaug full hd bilbo finds the hidden keyhole in the wall to enter the kingdom of erebor. Benedict cumberbatch, richard armitage, cate blanchett, evangeline lilly, manu bennett, martin freeman, orlando bloom, ian mckellen, luke evans.
They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the dragon, smaug. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. The desolation of smaug, there was a bit of confusion concerning several video advertisements and the bonus material on the discs. Desolation of smaug certainly has its moments, i especially enjoyed the spiders and the not so jolly romp through the cursed forest. The hobbit trilogy is the best trilogy i have seen since the original star wars. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer.
The desolation of smaug 20 online full movie for free on xmovies8. Even rote fantasy blockbusters can and usually do feature the showdown of good and evil. The desolation of smaug, jackson revisits his style of elaborate escapist cinema, the visual vitality and expansive storytelling methods to convey tolkiens visionary landscape of. The desolation of smaug by a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Along the way the company will encounter spiders, elves, orcs, and finally the dragon smaug himself. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. The desolation of smaug continues the adventure of the title character bilbo baggins martin freeman as he journeys with the wi. The desolation of smaug special edition soundtrack. Two towers, like fellowship of the ring, is more of a streamlined cinematic rendition of its source material, yet.
To conjure true darkness, however, is a trickier feat. With the release this past tuesday of the bluray and dvd editions of the hobbit. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from martin freeman. Cover art by tm2yc download here spider scene regrade comparison. Bilbo baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, the desolation of smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for. The second film in peter jacksons hobbit trilogy sets off at full pelt and maintains its energy, charm and mystery.
The desolation of smaug lord of the rings movie cards, the hobbit hardcover books, the hobbit. The desolation of smaug continues to follow the quest of dwarf heir apparent thorin oakenshield richard armitage, wizard gandalf the grey ian mckellen, hobbit bilbo baggins martin freeman, and a motley crew of dwarves as they travel toward their. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons three. The hobbit desolation of smaug movie poster 2 sided original final 27x40. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Bilbo and smaug the dragon come face to face in a second piece of. Reading the movie guides to the hobbit films at least so far has given me an appreciation of how a rather sparelywritten story whose prose style is outofdate can be translated into a wonder of a modern fantasy tale in a visual format. The desolation of smaug movie clip into the barrels. Bilbo and the dwarves travel through a dark and evil forest to get to the lonely mountain so they can rally the folk of middle earth to help the dwarves overcome an evil dragon and restore a lost kingdom. The desolation of smaug 02 twelve months earlier 03 a mysterious guard 04 a race to safety 05 that is our host 06 elven gate of mirkwood 07 this forest is sick 08 which way is east 09 a sticky situation 10 it stings. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j. The desolation of smaug dvd cover 20 r1 ready to download and print. The desolation of smaug represents an improvement over the first installment of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of j.
Featuring martin freeman, lee pace, richard armitage, evangeline lilly and others. It also has over 9 hours of behindthescenes footage and interviews, detailing the monumental task of bringing the incredible world of middle earth to the screen. With desolation of smaug, hes over the tank and has crash landed hard on the other side. The desolation of smaug is an exciting game of adventure in which you join bilbo baggins and his dwarven companions on their journey through the mirkwood forest and laketown, to the goldfilled caverns of lonely mountain. The desolation of smaug covers the seventh through the th chapters. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. The desolation of smaug is a better film than the hobbit. The desolation of smaug, like an unexpected journey, is distinctly novelistic in its design, which allows for the inclusion of a handful of narrative asides, tangents andor characterdriven moments that will tie in together over the long haul ie. Desolation of smaug covers chapters 7 to 12, or 82 pages. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for the hobbit. Lightly regraded the whole movie to make it more saturated in line with auj and to decrease the general bluegreen tint. I was not a big fan of the lord of the rings movies, but this second hobbit movie changed my mind and i went back to rewatch the lord because the desolation of smaug was so awesome.
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. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The first movie, an unexpected journey, covers chapters 1 to 6, a total of just over 81 pages in the copy im currently referencing. The desolation of smaug dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.