The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies [video]
“Will you follow me … one last time?” Well, if you promise it’s the last time.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: my “Reel Faith” review.
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How The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies betrays Tolkien’s Catholic themes — and his religious fans
Changes like these are sadly typical of the Hobbit prequel trilogy, which is far cruder and less sensitive to the charm and beauty of its source material than the Lord of the Rings films were. As bad as Christopher Tolkien’s fears in 2012 about The Hobbit films might have been, the reality is worse.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
What I can say is that The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (a title strangely stuffed with too many the’s, at a time when movie titles often dispense with articles) includes — amid overinflated spectacle and cynical fan service — some of the best stuff of any of this prequel trilogy.
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