MOVIE REVIEW: HOBBIT - THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

This was the continuation of the previous Hobbit series. I vividly remembered the image of the dragon flying out of the mountain that contained the treasure, moving towards the village. It then continued to cause a mass destruction and people fled to save their lives when their houses were burned to the ground. Following that, there were more fighting scenes which were violent enough, you would not want your small kids to watch this kind of thing.

Too bad, I could not really recall the sequence of events of the whole series. Perhaps I should get the book the understand the story, and later how it is actually related to"Lords of the Ring". Anyway, it is always fun to watch Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the dwarfs on the big screen. This should be the last episode of the Hobbit series, shouldn't it?

MOVIE REVIEW - "THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG"

I went to watch the second episode of the Hobbit trilogy two days ago. Even though I couldn't really understand what was really going on, I had some ideas of the story after watching the first one a long time ago. This time Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield (I had to google for this in order to write the review) and other dwarfs were on a mission to get into the mountain. Bilbo was given the responsibility to steal a precious stone from a mountain of treasure guarded by a vicious dragon. Unfortunately, he had awakened the creature from his sleep and the dragon flew out of the mountain to get his revenge. And the film suddenly ended and I had to wait for the next sequel, I almost cursed out loud. The ending was just too abrupt and after sitting in the cinema for almost three hours, the audience were left hungry for more Hobbit adventure.

I am thinking of getting the  (original) DVD of the first movie while waiting for the final episode. Waiting is very painful indeed.

Too bad, there were just a few outdoor scenes shot in New Zealand but the one that I loved the most was when the dwarfs were riding their horses by the lake where the pink, purple and blue lavenders could be seen springing out beautifully from the ground - just like what I saw when I was there two weeks ago. *sigh*

a Hobbit character at Wellington International Airport

By the way, this was the safety briefing clip I watched on board of Air New Zealand flying from Christchurch to Auckland. I had actually seen this on Youtube before, just in case some of you have missed it, this is something very creative and entertaining, and at the same time, an effective way of promoting the movie to the passengers of the aircraft and the public in general.

MOVIE REVIEW - "THE HOBBIT"

I am no Lord of the Rings fan. I only watched the last film of the saga. However, I would never reject an invitation to a good movie. 

Even if you never watch LOTR, you should not worry as the film is the story that happened at a time before that - it is a prequel. A hobbit was asked to join the other characters in order to get the home that was taken by the dragon. In the end, the Hobbit proved that there was a warrior in him and it was not a mistake for him to join the group even though the group members and he himself had doubt about it. There would be a lot of violence and fighting scenes which I personally think were not suitable for young viewers. You have been warned!

This is a must-watch movie for LOTR die-hard fan, or people who like dwarfs and elves, magic and myth, witches and dragon, and other things related. For one thing, the pictures are beautiful so this should be some sort of a promotion to visit New Zealand.

I was expecting a happy ending to the whole thing after sitting there for almost 3 hours and to my disappointment as well as everybody else, we had to come back for part two to see the conclusion.  Now, how long do I have to wait for the second part?