The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Journeys End

Another year has passed and following a much more epic sounding name change the final installment of the Middle Earth saga is finally out. It was always going to be a challenge for any film maker to capture the full extent of The Battle of the Five Armies; A battle so epic in scale it makes the battle for Helms Deep look like a minor scuffle. So how did Peter Jackson do with his last trip into the world of Tolkien?  

Regarding Hobbits & Their Rings…

I’ve been to see The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug three times. Not because I’m a mega Tolkien fan boy or anything, actually far from it; I saw it once in 3D, second time I got free tickets to see it in IMAX, third because my Dad wanted to see it. Feel free to deduct me geek points but I’m not a huge of Tolkien’s fantasy world. I loved the Hobbit book when I was younger, but I personally found the Lord of the Rings books hard work & a bit of a awkward read so never really liked them. I did however love the film adaptations, so was intrigued when Peter Jackson picked up the reigns to pick up where his trilogy started. Then they announced it was going to be ANOTHER trilogy. It does amuse me that it’s actually quicker to read the original 276 page book than watch the films, but anyway…