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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014
Fantasy, Action
2h 24m
Bilbo and Company are forced to be engaged in a war against an array of combatants and keeping the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure. and obliterating all of Middle-Earth. (imdb)

Directed by:

Peter Jackson

Screenwriter:

Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh

Starring:

Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Aidan Turner

Franchises:

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit

Genres:

Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Countries:

New Zealand, USA

Language:

English
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014
Fantasy, Action
2h 24m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 26 May 2015
50
27th
Imagine a 2,5 hour game that's 90% cutscenes which give two options: 'press A for actual content, press B for the most contrived, emotionally unengaging out-of-nowhere development'. Peter Jackson's furiously pressing B while half-sitting on a couch made of money, mostly naked and drunk. "Dis wutchall wantid, wuzznit??" he drools. The parts of the movie I disliked the most were the bits when the [CGI] [CGI]'d the [CGI]. Ringwraith battle was kinda cool though.. I think? Can't even tell anymore.
Rated 26 May 2015
beedubBeeDub
Rated 28 Mar 2016
75
29th
It's likely that a single three-hour film could be culled from this trilogy, and that it could be wonderfully exciting, if still rather thin on character. I'll leave that to the people who make fan edits. The rest of us should treat ourselves to a LOTR marathon and try to forget this misbegotten and transparently greedy prequel trilogy.
Rated 28 Mar 2016
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 22 Dec 2014
50
23rd
Elves can defy every law of physics, eagles always save the day, orcs suck at killing anything. I just don't care anymore.
Rated 22 Dec 2014
nrooNroo
Rated 19 Dec 2014
38
12th
Finally, a film in this series I can just call BAD. Most of the plot is completely divorced from the source material--which I would NEVER use as a negative except that this creative team has shown that their original ideas are lame as hell. When Hugo Weaving and Christopher Lee's body double were twirling their swords at a bunch of spooky CG ghosts, it became bad enough to be entertaining. The rest of the movie is just dull. Like Bilbo I spent most of the movie staring at blurry CG like a dunce.
Rated 19 Dec 2014
tony_irwinTony Irwin
Rated 12 Dec 2014
43
40th
LotR fanfiction, somehow married to an extraordinary Hollywood budget. Jackson, Boyens and Walsh demonstrate their populist touch that has earned them such acclaim, cribbing moments and even lines from every other movie and tv show you've ever seen, so that you feel safe and warm in this dross. It's a film for the masses, but particularly for fans - those who were so won over by Fellowship of the Rings that they are grateful just to be in Middle Earth again. I regret that I am one of those!
Rated 12 Dec 2014
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 20 Dec 2014
78
25th
A lot of my friends loved this one. Those friends did not read the book. They extended 4 pages into 144 minutes just like that. I loved the intro with Smaug and the battle sequences and effects, and it's still beautifully filmed and directed in every way, but this fails to live up to the novel. Filmwise this is still made exceptionally well, but it is still very underwhelming. Worth watching solely to reach the end of the trilogy if you made it this far.
Rated 20 Dec 2014
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 17 Dec 2014
57
25th
There's so much obnoxious slipping and sliding and swinging in Peter Jackson movies. I feel like I'm in a shitty water park, only I can't buy a turkey leg or get a weird rash.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 14 Dec 2014
6
35th
Freedom has never felt so good; Like being released from the clutches of that clingy ingénue who doesn't seem to understand you're not that into her.
Rated 14 Dec 2014
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 11 Dec 2014
20
5th
Have the producers learnt nothing from the book? The novel is about obsession with wealth driving people (or dragons) into madness. However, I doubt the production team had much more on their agenda than making a ton of money. The script is simply mediocre, including such original lines like "You make me feel alive", and crazy new creatures such as bats especially bred for war! It's a forgettable ending for the trilogy.
Rated 11 Dec 2014
kasperlKasperL
Rated 10 Dec 2014
75
77th
Escapism of the highest order. Empty, but the entertaining battle scenes blow those in LOTR out of the water, and the most dependable members of the cast, primarily Armitage and Evans, keep us interested in what is, essentially, an emotionally void non-story. My biggest problem with the movie was the comic relief from Alfrid - but, overall, I found this third and final installment to be the best in Jackson's new trilogy, and I was more than happy to return to Middle-Earth for another adventure.
Rated 10 Dec 2014
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 14 Dec 2014
75
65th
If you're wondering how far they can escalate the silliness, and how long they can drag it out to make another buck, you're finally going to get some answers with The Hobbit: The Battle of Legolas vs Physics. I don't have a strong attachment to the source material, nor do I feel this is remotely in the same realm as LOTR anymore, so I didn't mind this exercise in shark-jumping too much. I had a good, entertained yet fairly laughable time. Alfrid was a poo stain on an otherwise mediocre plot.
Rated 14 Dec 2014
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 13 Dec 2014
7
57th
The Battle of the Five Armies marks the end of Peter Jackson's epic middle earth saga. And although it's been 15 years and 6 films of mixed enjoyment, I'm somewhat relieved it's concluded. As a visual and cinematic spectacle, this is probably the most entertaining film in the trilogy. But in terms of content and character development, this is hollow and my least favourite. Two instalments would of been satisfactory. And even though we didn't need this third film, it's still harmlessly enjoyable.
Rated 13 Dec 2014
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 13 Dec 2014
47
27th
Well, as expected, not a film that is able to deliver the lessons written in the book -- money making people arrogant, mad and absolutely selfish. Such a sad finale for a trilogy that never quite clicked. A bummer that makes sure we'll never want to come back to Middle-Earth if Peter Jackson is set to drive us there.
Rated 13 Dec 2014
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 11 Dec 2014
10
7th
Another 2,5 hours of meaningless clutter, with masses of characters you'll have no connection with. Written by a 13-year old LotR fan with no sense of pacing. A masterpiece. In retrospect I could have written this review without ever actually wasting my time with the film. Oh well.
Rated 11 Dec 2014
redactedredacted
Rated 10 Jan 2015
61
31st
What happened to Billy Connelly afterwards? Did the Elves leave empty handed after the huge battle they lost platoons of troops in? How did that guy know to turn up with eagles? Why did P.J. cut out the sequence where Bilbo leaves the town and goes back into the mountain to tell the King he was a thief? What did the lake people do, just stay there? What did the Dwarves do with no obvious next in line for the throne? Do wizards have arbitrary amounts of power? WHAT? I should watch LOTR again.
Rated 10 Jan 2015
bofbof
Rated 08 Jan 2015
40
14th
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 02 Jan 2015
82
89th
I don't really have much to say about this one. At least the trilogy's over, time for a 12-part Silmarillion adaptation!
Rated 02 Jan 2015
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 18 Dec 2014
52
47th
The most ridiculous Legolas action thus far, even outdoing the Oliphaunt. The lack of source material is also taken to new extremes, "spread thin like butter over too much bread" one might say. Plus the cinematography looks like 300 crossed with a big budget video game. Anyway, this was still pretty watchable and will no doubt make a shitload of money, so I'll see you all back here in 2021 for The Silmarillion Episode I: The Valar Awaken.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
snazzSnazz
Rated 15 Dec 2014
70
71st
When thinking about it, this movie actually hasn't much going for it (e.g. the attempted love story is the most epic fail of all). Yet, seeing these fantasy creatures running around hitting each other in the head is entertaining. I honestly don't know why.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
vdecraimVdecraim
Rated 11 Dec 2014
60
24th
Luckily, they discarded their source material after 20 minutes. The Battle of the Five Armies is by far the worst installment in an already forgettable trilogy. Yet, because this universe doesn't feel like middle-earth AT ALL. My usual annoyances with The Hobbit disappear, as they fail to further destroy the beloved world of LOTR.
Rated 11 Dec 2014
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 31 May 2020
75
52nd
Suffering the same pitfall of "The Lord of The Rings" with six hours of "The Hobbit" already under my belt, the final installment begins to feel a little too long winded for comfort. But as to be expected, the effects are great, and the technical details are up to snuff with pretty much every gargantuan budget movie out there. It's watchable, and entertaining, but nothing special.
Rated 31 May 2020
mrandersen10mrandersen10
Rated 15 Mar 2015
65
31st
A film with more flaws than I can count, but I at least enjoyed the bickering and greed-fueled conflicts over the mountain of gold. That central struggle brought out some much needed character development and narrative focus that was missing from part 2. Anyway, glad this trainwreck of a series is finally over.
Rated 15 Mar 2015
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 01 Feb 2015
70
49th
A really long battle with little emotional context or human scale. But it's not entirely without charm, as there are enough non-battle scenes and small instances of humor to keep things entertaining. It's just kind of tiring, really. Some fan will undoubtedly create a 2-film version of the trilogy that will probably be superior to any of the individual films.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 08 Jan 2015
60
40th
Enjoyably goofy action set-piece dragged out to about 2 1/2 hours. It's got a bunch of unnecessary ridiculous shite crowbarred into it, bears almost no resemblance to the source material and has next to no blood....but Freeman and McKellen both shine when they're onscreen. Plus, you can't not laugh at Legolas and his preposterous CGI'd face and acrobatics. There's really no reason they couldn't have done this book in two films or less (other than greed).
Rated 08 Jan 2015
ytadelYtadel
Rated 03 Jan 2015
6
71st
If you want spectacle, you will get it: There is so much sheer action and incident in this film it makes the Fast and Furious movies look like methodical, thoughtful character studies. And for a fantasy nerd such as myself, orc-slaying is always good fun. The thin emotional arcs made me miss Frodo and Sam's interplay in Return of the King so damn much, though. Overall, this trilogy has confirmed what I suspected from the start: Tolkein's The Hobbit does not contain three films worth of material.
Rated 03 Jan 2015
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 23 Dec 2014
80
70th
It's possible that this movie is a victim of its placement, or it simply might be the weakest of the six trips to Middle Earth. In any case, "Five Armies" does not measure up favorably to any of the Rings movies or its two predecessors. I cannot see my way to ranking it lower than an 80, as ANY trip to Jackson's Middle Earth is one worth taking for me, but the heavy melodrama and odd-feeling choices drag this down. At least the 3D was worthwhile. This is NOT "the defining chapter" of this saga.
Rated 23 Dec 2014
damildamil
Rated 18 Dec 2014
65
54th
The Hobbit never should have been three films. This one wasn't even a movie at all - it was the end of one. It was basically what would be a third act of any regular film. I hate the name change in the title, but it is accurate - it's all just a battle. I'm really disappointed. This one left me cold. I had zero emotional involvement. The comic relief character was absolutely painful. Some of the fight scenes were good, but there was too much CGI used, in general. You sold out, Jackson.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 17 Dec 2014
40
31st
With the weakest screenplay, characters who come and go as they please and don't develop in the slightest, and strong action that is hard to become emotionally invested in, The Battle of the Five Armies is a disappointing conclusion to the Hobbit trilogy. Very little feels like it means anything, most of the film is just one big battle -- or a convoluted way to set up the aforementioned battle -- and by the time all's said and done, we'll have realized that The Hobbit didn't need a trilogy.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 17 Dec 2014
75
77th
Aptly titled finale to Jackson's (mildly hubristic) prequel trilogy, that in summation ended up being much more enjoyable, than its obvious space operatic prequel comparison (by one G. Lucas). Perhaps enjoyed better as an action packed dramatization of a particularly intriguing game of Warhammer, than a precursor to the LoTR saga, but a good time, none the less.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 16 Dec 2014
70
54th
I realize now that I have a soft spot for The Hobbit. I would be the first to agree with you that this isn't a particularly good film, that it's nowhere near as good as LOTR, and that stretching this into a trilogy is an idiotic decision. But whatever, I still enjoyed it immensely and found it rather affecting.
Rated 16 Dec 2014
mandymandy
Rated 15 Dec 2014
5
18th
The most forgettable of Middle Earth films with all the elements I like the least, battle scenes and CGI, and little in the way of character development.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 15 Dec 2014
79
82nd
I must say that though the story did not work, I was stunned by the visuals. They were nicely variated and I took the candy. Stone eating worms came and disappeared... Goats came from nowhere... What the heck. The action tasted good. I enjoyed a lot.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
antidood1antidood1
Rated 13 Dec 2014
30
3rd
2/10, needs moar CGI. Seriously though, the overabundance of computer-generated crap forms a new (and hopefully final) low in the franchise. Every second of screentime devoted to the character of Alfrid is time I will never get back, and that makes me sad. Everything else was bland, uninspired, emotionally detached and spectacularly dull to the point of becoming exhausting to watch.
Rated 13 Dec 2014
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 11 Dec 2014
74
85th
This is not for those that decided to hate Peter Jackson' second trilogy from the beginning. The rest of us can enjoy another beautiful, thrilling and full-blown adventure.
Rated 11 Dec 2014
kojilessKojiless
Rated 18 Nov 2015
28
28th
Peter Jackson has turned into the George Lucas of this generation. And not because he's got overactive glands and unkempt facial hair. Because he rapes our childhood fantasies with overused CG, Jar Jar-esque comedic relief, poorly penned scripts, and fucking eagles ex machina. But mostly because he's got overactive glands and unkempt facial hair. At least there were no barrels this time.
Rated 18 Nov 2015
terrymacterrymac
Rated 21 Apr 2015
55
25th
I largely enjoyed the trilogy as a whole, although found this last entry more flawed than the other two. There were perhaps too many CGI-heavy attempts at elaborate action scenes, some of which didn't look great, and the pacing and editing throughout the final battle really detracted from any sense of tension. That said, some of the performances were good (Evans and Freeman in particular), and much of the film works well. There is a very good film lurking within the bloat of the trilogy...
Rated 21 Apr 2015
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 19 Apr 2015
65
42nd
A fitting end to a fairly underwhelming trilogy. It's not that this is awful but it's just so full of obvious filler that is significantly less epic than the original lord of the rings trilogy. Jackson did give it his best shot but nothing beats the original writing especially if the current trilogy sounds like fan fiction fantasy. If you want to know how it ends, it's all one action scene transitioning into the next. Even with action at the center some of the heroic moments just felt silly.
Rated 19 Apr 2015
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 08 Mar 2015
40
24th
Imagine 5000 CGI elven archers jerking off in perfect unison
Rated 08 Mar 2015
juanbazookajuanbazooka
Rated 31 Jan 2015
75
23rd
Like butter spread over too much bread...
Rated 31 Jan 2015
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 22 Jan 2015
70
75th
I dare say my enjoyment of Jackson's craft was even rekindled somewhat. I still think Tolkien is responsible for whatever is good about the story, but - though I was never aghast at Jackson's populist embellishments and heavy focus on acrobatic action spectacles - I've softened up to them more than before, which is good because the deviation is now drastic. In fact, I'm impressed that the final chapter of somebody's second consecutive trilogy still manages to keep me entertained for three hours.
Rated 22 Jan 2015
scorpusScorpus
Rated 15 Jan 2015
82
75th
The trilogy certainly could have been condensed, but The Battle of Five Armies was an enjoyable finish to the story
Rated 15 Jan 2015
cogsworthcogsworth
Rated 11 Jan 2015
60
10th
I watched this without many expectations, which was ultimately a good move, I think. The fight scenes are dazzling and over-the-top, as is expected by now, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Watch if you're looking for a good action film; pass if you're looking for something with depth.
Rated 11 Jan 2015
hamstercanhamstercan
Rated 11 Jan 2015
53
31st
watchable
Rated 11 Jan 2015
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 09 Jan 2015
67
21st
A 4 page battle extended to 144 minutes. If there was anymore reason to show why this book didn't need 3 movies it would be this movie. The first 10 minutes with Smaug should have ended the last movie, the battle scene feels stretched out and has no satisfying ending, in fact this movie didn't have a stratifying ending. No hour long Return of the King ending here. Finally how can 9 dwarfs turn the tide of the battle? You have 144 minutes, bother explaining that detail?
Rated 09 Jan 2015
space_popeSpace Pope
Rated 08 Jan 2015
60
31st
It's just... ehhhh. It was entertaining, generally, and it's well made, I guess, but... ehhhh. It's just fluff. It's just there. The first film lacked the magic that the Lord of the Rings films had, and this one lacks the magic that forst Hobbit film had.
Rated 08 Jan 2015
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 07 Jan 2015
70
60th
Too much was done too sloppily, and there's too much crying/slow-motion. It's still enjoyable, but this is really just a bunch of battle scenes.
Rated 07 Jan 2015
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 07 Jan 2015
54
21st
2.5 hours of fighting and no one could say what it was for.
Rated 07 Jan 2015
wicheWiche
Rated 30 Dec 2014
72
63rd
Visual perfection. Storywise this is much less. 20 minutes Smaug, 20 minutes hatred, 80 minutes battle and no story or plot whatsoever. This film doesn't add anything in any single way to the Middle Earth Universe and that's just a pity.
Rated 30 Dec 2014
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 29 Dec 2014
5
42nd
Okay, I think PJ finally got all that Middle Earth shit out of his system.
Rated 29 Dec 2014
xacviantxacviant
Rated 29 Dec 2014
58
12th
The trilogy than never should have been a trilogy limps to a close, with an entry which manages occasional thrills and spectacle, but is burdened with a muddy narrative, poor writing (and a lack of genuinely sympathetic characters), absurd action sequences (Bard's ride on the wagon, the Syfy-Channel-level face-off between Galadriel and Sauron), and, some have argued, racial stereotypes. The production design is impressive as always, though the special effects are surprisingly variable.
Rated 29 Dec 2014
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 28 Dec 2014
70
69th
The best thing about this film is that, unlike the return of the king, it only has one ending... And then of course it has Azog The Defiler; the coolest antagonist-name, ever.
Rated 28 Dec 2014
instiInsti
Rated 26 Dec 2014
74
39th
There's a lot of fighting and not really much reason to care why or how things will be resolved. I suspect it works better as a final act if you see the trilogy with considerably less than 12 months between installments.
Rated 26 Dec 2014
rossRoss
Rated 25 Dec 2014
55
50th
Unfortunately the magic is gone for me. I was thoroughly bored throughout the final and weakest part of the trilogy. Technically it is amazing, but I need a plot to get engaged.
Rated 25 Dec 2014
giaguipegiaguipe
Rated 24 Dec 2014
64
29th
Grazie Dio che hai fatto finire questa cazzo di trilogia, cosicché il prossimo natale magari vado a vedere qualcosa di meno fracassacoglioni.
Rated 24 Dec 2014
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 24 Dec 2014
65
64th
Very disappointing. Out of all three movies if one of them proved why it was highly unnecessary for The Hobbit to be stretched so thin it was The Battle Of Five Armies. The entire movie was practically shot in slow motion. Every single death had it's own drawn out 15 minute tribute. Overall it just lacked substance. But at the end of the day it is still a Jackson directed Tolkien adaptation which makes it an automatic like for me.
Rated 24 Dec 2014
walkaboutwalkabout
Rated 23 Dec 2014
40
8th
Basically, an extended sequence.
Rated 23 Dec 2014
dylanwilson6dylanwilson6
Rated 22 Dec 2014
75
67th
It's a nice conclusion to the saga on Middle-Earth, even with all of its problems - but please let this be the last. Again, the stakes are just so much lower in this trilogy. The action is nice, but there was just something about the practical effects and the art of the battles in the LOTR compared to this CGI explosion fest. So in LOTR, Eomer and Gandalf in TT and then the riders of Rohan in ROTK help turn the tide of the battle. Here you have a handful of elves that somehow swing the balance.
Rated 22 Dec 2014
schnofelschnofel
Rated 21 Dec 2014
72
78th
Though I always enjoyed the Rings films more when the tone was of a spirited adventure than of death metal, I have to admit that the strategy and general scale of this battle are awe-inspiring. The added story after the fall of the dragon is both fan service and fan fiction which makes it feel inessential in the end, but it wouldn't surprise me if Jackson's direction will one day be rediscovered and valued for the glorious vulgar scope that it has.
Rated 21 Dec 2014
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 19 Dec 2014
40
38th
The Hobbit has been my favourite book since childhood, but after 3 films, the magic has been completely depleted. This was a real slog to sit through. Bilbo goes missing for the entire film. It's just a constant battle, and PG battling at that, so it's all so...bland. Disappointing. Makes me want to curl up with my well-worn hardcover in the fetal position. (The only way I'd ever watch this again, is The Hobbit as a two-film or even one-film edit.)
Rated 19 Dec 2014
dougiedDougieD
Rated 19 Dec 2014
40
8th
I gave the first two movies a free pass because they were well made and entertaining fantasy films. With the third film it all falls apart, becoming an exercise in excess in what amounts to an extended third act battle scene. It remains well made and Jackson is adept at staging action scenes but everything is stretched thin to justify turning the book into a trilogy. Nice character moments are spoiled by references to LotR that are shoehorned into the scenes. Biggest disappointment of the year.
Rated 19 Dec 2014
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 18 Dec 2014
50
18th
It takes talent for a movie that had so much potential to be this frustrating, disappointing and aggravating. Endless, endless fight scenes, which were always the most boring part of the LOTR trilogy. They all blended together into a squishy mush, and I got more annoyed the longer I contemplated just what COULD have been in this film but was inexplicably dropped for way too many goddamn fight scenes. Someone has to rein in Peter Jackson and start saying NO to him already.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
esmerodoEsmerodo
Rated 18 Dec 2014
50
17th
I'm a big LOTR & Hobbit fan but this was a disappointment. Way too much battle/fighting & way too little character development of anyone, even Bilbo. Jackson created Tauriel but doesn't seem to know what to do with her. Only Bard the Bowman of Lake-town & his family get any decent scenes. If there's a decent film here, it must be in the hour that was edited out.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
denialdenial
Rated 17 Dec 2014
80
81st
Thoroughly entertaining.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
tavingtonTavington
Rated 16 Dec 2014
2
37th
Not bad. But far away from previous parts or even LotR series. Also what is with romantic crap in epic movie like this. It would be way better if they just printed as much money as they want and make either one movie or TV-series.
Rated 16 Dec 2014
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 15 Dec 2014
55
36th
Impressive battle scenes, really, but other than being amused by some new Legolas choreography, I was mostly open mouthed because of the yawning of the last 20 minutes. I did like the bad guy's icy check-raise-move, though. Like ... riiiiight, you just did that.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
chr1sCHR1S
Rated 14 Dec 2014
60
22nd
Hardly an adventure. A mess, story- and character-wise.
Rated 14 Dec 2014
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 10 Dec 2014
95
99th
Amazing. I am so amazed by how great a conclusion to the series this film is, the liberties the filmmakers took often work quite well. The main theme that I got out of the source material and Tolkien's work in general is handled extremely well in this film. By which I mean the focus on the love of living things, of life, rather than gold, money, etc. You grow to care so much about these characters, every moment spend is bliss. A shame it had to end, but I'll rewatch these films many times over.
Rated 10 Dec 2014
vv238vv238
Rated 18 Aug 2021
39
38th
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy ends with a whimper, which is ironic considering how loud the film tries to be. Look, I know that this was a nightmarish production from start to finish but it's hard to cast Jackson as a victim when he decided to throw out everything Del Toro started and was going out of his way to add production to this simple children's story. The movie itself is a well-executed but drawn-out battle sequence that ends up feeling bloated and dull, not truly bad, just dull.
Rated 18 Aug 2021
rihreyrihrey
Rated 05 May 2020
28
21st
What a way to go. So, this one really went full on stupid mode huh; tiring non-stop mind-numbing action and some sort of script that's both uninspired and messy as fuck. This trilogy really was weak af. I don't think it's terrible, but it is indeed a mediocre/almost bad film. Maybe if they would've spent some more time on the scripts and stories instead of having a fixation for dumb action and cutting heads this trilogy could've turned out to be, at least, decent. Oh, also, they're so long; WHY.
Rated 05 May 2020
silentSilent
Rated 31 Jul 2018
30
4th
Just watch the UFC or go to a medieval fair if you want to watch armored people fight it out for 3 hours. The whole film is a 3-hour epilogue.
Rated 31 Jul 2018
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 09 Apr 2018
9
2nd
Fu. Ckin. Aw. Ful. With or without the migrane inducing 48 fps bullshit that, thankfully, never caught on. Fuck this movie.
Rated 09 Apr 2018
luordluord
Rated 07 Aug 2017
34
11th
Almost every bad decision that could've been taken regarding this movie was taken; stretching a single battle sequence to almost three hours is just a way to punish the audience for no reason.
Rated 07 Aug 2017
moncliviemonclivie
Rated 26 Dec 2016
60
23rd
Exactly what I expected: uninspired, slightly boring CGI mess. After six hours with these characters I still completely don't care who wins the battle. Maybe because it's hard to take seriously a battle with a computer generated army..
Rated 26 Dec 2016
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 10 Dec 2015
50
24th
i wonder how many millions of dollars martin freeman got for standing around, looking confused and out of place in a movie that's titled after his character. well, at least he was the most relatable one that way. don't get me wrong, there's far worse to mention! but i'm tired now, and not only of poorly scripted, cash grabbing cgi-fests.
Rated 10 Dec 2015
oretyo_rety
Rated 15 Aug 2015
70
45th
It trades oversentimentality, sticking to some odd threads (like the lickspittle guy), exceptionally great visual design (it's still John Howe and Alan Lee) and being packed with action for an actual story. After stretching it into 3 movies there was no escaping it, I guess.
Rated 15 Aug 2015
gritGrit
Rated 18 Jul 2015
35
30th
Extremely well put together but never has so much wildly complex action been so incomprehensibly dull.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
asdf83sdhfasdf83sdhf
Rated 04 May 2015
35
20th
Are you kidding me?... How was this so bad? The CGI was rampant and bad. The soft glow in everything was annoying. The pace was odd to get used to. The individual fights were unrealistic and dragged on. I begged for them to end. ... The part were Legolas was stepping on the falling stone bricks... Awful.
Rated 04 May 2015
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 23 Apr 2015
60
52nd
Considerably the weakest film of the whole franchise, feeling like what it is; a patchwork of off-cuts and over-extensions. Jackson's shameless and unnecessary drift away from Tolkien has been to the whole series' detriment, but even as a big Tolkien fan it irritates much less than his infuriating obsession with slow-motion close-ups. Dodgy CGI abound, with little plot and some very clumsy scenes, I still actually enjoyed it, particularly the final act. Freeman was a great piece of casting.
Rated 23 Apr 2015
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 11 Apr 2015
55
40th
Sayonara, Burger King commercial.
Rated 11 Apr 2015
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 01 Apr 2015
69
73rd
Pretty much non stop action to the point of almost being tiresome. Dragged down a bit by confirmation that the female elf was in the films only to get her love interest killed and some more cartoony CGI. Still, if you just sit back and watch fighting, it can stand on that merit.
Rated 01 Apr 2015
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 29 Mar 2015
65
24th
The last half of the movie is just fight sequences strung together. While the first half is preparation for those fights and that crawls at a snails pace. Just switch your brain off and watch because some of the fights are stupid.
Rated 29 Mar 2015
patmanpatman
Rated 14 Mar 2015
45
16th
Jumps straight into the action and give us some impressive fighting sequences. Unfortunately that's pretty much all there's to it and it gets tiring pretty fast while it doesn't manage to get me truly interested in the characters or the story.
Rated 14 Mar 2015
philamentalphilamental
Rated 23 Feb 2015
68
52nd
Such a disappointing trilogy. Hard to say exactly why it didn't work, but they shouldn't have tried to stretch a differently toned kids book into three lengthy films in the same darker world established in the LOTR films.
Rated 23 Feb 2015
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 06 Feb 2015
70
54th
Seriously makes me think this should have been a duology instead of a trilogy. Good battle but plenty of padding. And the little "go find someone called Strider" doesn't fit in with the time line at all
Rated 06 Feb 2015
troothTrooth
Rated 01 Feb 2015
59
28th
Another installment of thinly veiled anti-dwarf pro-elf propaganda from Peter Jackson. Notice how dwarves just can't do a thing in battle without help from their elven superiors.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
x_humanx-human
Rated 31 Jan 2015
80
66th
After the build up in Part 2 the burning of Lake Town is rather lackluster. Feels like we spent more time with the non-canon coating Smaug in gold than the canon burning of Lake Town. However this previous scene now creates a great set piece for a payoff. As well choreographed as The Battle is this feels too much like LotR and the bed time story feel of Part 1 is long gone. Overall this was too quick to dump the wonder and Tolkien's fireside manner is perhaps the greatest fatality of the Battle.
Rated 31 Jan 2015
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 25 Jan 2015
85
76th
overratedoverrated
Rated 25 Jan 2015
21
13th
This felt like watching someone play a RTS game most of the time. Some scattered points for the variety of animals rode or dropped into battle.
Rated 25 Jan 2015
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 25 Jan 2015
79
57th
About on par with the previous film, some parts are fun, others are tedious and drawn out. But the balance tilts towards the fun for the most part/
Rated 25 Jan 2015
daphnlDaph_NL
Rated 24 Jan 2015
60
68th
This last creation of The Hobbit was still entertaining. However, I felt like there were too many cracks in the story and it didn't feel like it was all there. Perhaps it really isn't that bad for this to be the last of the trilogy... 60/100.
Rated 24 Jan 2015
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 22 Jan 2015
50
9th
I don't see 5 armies. I see an elf army with 1 human in it, a dwarf army and an orc army. the eagles were shown for 2 frames which does not count. the name of the goddamn movie is BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES. I count 3 armies. Too much exposition, nothing to marvel at like in the other movies. whole movie felt rushed to tell us a whole lot of stuff we already knew about and did not need rehashed. also, did rhadaghast have a point? why bring him into the series at all when he amounts to nothing?
Rated 22 Jan 2015
barraocBarraoc
Rated 20 Jan 2015
70
64th
Shiny, eye-candy visuals, epic battle scenes, and engrossing action set pieces, almost made the lack of story go unnoticed. Nice to see Billy Connolly in there.
Rated 20 Jan 2015
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 18 Jan 2015
91
91st
So much to love about this story, and top quality production make this fun and entertaining experience. A nice blend of arrogance, humility, intelligence, greed, sacrifice, honor, duty, bravery and some overly autrocious enemies. Some ridiculous special effects subtracts from an otherwise excellent visual experience. Engaging and entertaining.
Rated 18 Jan 2015
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 18 Jan 2015
54
11th
some good battle scenes, but apart from that totally useless...
Rated 18 Jan 2015
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 16 Jan 2015
62
31st
The final Hobbit movie takes a tiny battle from the book, and pads that into a full film, and it shows. The movie feels utterly unnecessary, with non-stop action compromising most of it, along with being stuffed with shameless fanservice. The main character, Bilbo, gets lost in the crowd, but his scenes are good, as is the drama involving Thorin. Ultimately, it's not poorly made, but it is unnecessary, and it proves the idea that The Hobbit never needed to be more than two films, two hours each.
Rated 16 Jan 2015
gogokaingogokain
Rated 11 Jan 2015
65
66th
Still bloated and shitty, but at least it's mostly cool action.
Rated 11 Jan 2015
chrispalmChrisPalm
Rated 08 Jan 2015
60
8th
This is sad. The trilogy never peaked at any point. A lot of scenes were rather embarrassing despite trying to be cool or funny. LoTR was in a league of its own.
Rated 08 Jan 2015
topaz024topaz024
Rated 08 Jan 2015
70
26th
It was ill-advised to try to take 300 pages of source material and turn them into as much filmed material as The Lord of the Rings' 1300 pages, but that's what Peter Jackson did, and it shows. I know somewhere within these 9 hours is a rousing adaptation of the book--I look forward to some talented fan editor doing that in the future. For now, this is a fine conclusion to a bloated and just enjoyable enough trilogy.
Rated 08 Jan 2015
ewaltersewalters
Rated 08 Jan 2015
74
47th
Epic has slowly become run of the mill. Not bad, not good, but stuck in the middle.
Rated 08 Jan 2015
lenaclena_c
Rated 07 Jan 2015
4
72nd
I agree in what I've heard several times - there's not enough story for three movies. I love this universe and I was for sure entertained (it's impossible not to be) but this one was just too long with too little to tell. "GOOD" but not "fantastic" just because of what it is.
Rated 07 Jan 2015

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