
After the Dragon leaves the Lonely Mountain, the people of Lake-town see a threat coming. Orcs, dwarves, elves and people prepare for war. Bilbo sees Thorin going mad and tries to help. Meanwhile, Gandalf is rescued from the Necromancer's prison and his rescuers realize who the Necromancer is.... (Full plot summary below)
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After the Dragon leaves the Lonely Mountain, the people of Lake-town see a threat coming. Orcs, dwarves, elves and people prepare for war. Bilbo sees Thorin going mad and tries to help. Meanwhile, Gandalf is rescued from the Necromancer's prison and his rescuers realize who the Necromancer is.
Leave your thoughts about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
| Cinema SightWesley LovellA brilliant finale to a thrilling, if wildly afield adaptation. |
| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissIf The Hobbit doesn't equal the achievement of Jackson's earlier Middle-earth movies -- and, honestly, what could? -- it is still, in sum, a thrilling effort. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezOK, Mr. Jackson, you proved your point by landing the finish. Now please, no more Middle-earth, ever. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertIt's designed to leave the audience drained and exhilarated, and from its opening scenes of exploding awesomeness there's no looking back. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsBetween an engrossing plotline and virtual non-stop combat, the picture proves to be just the perfect way to bring down the curtain on a storied fantasy franchise. |
| Consequence of SoundJustin GerberA coda that goes on for too long, with a smattering of pieces that don't quite fit into any part of the whole puzzle. |
| The AustralianStephen RomeiWhile the action scenes are eye-popping, for me the film becomes something special in stiller moments, with the megalomaniac Thorin raving, questioning, justifying, swerving towards evil. |
| Chicago ReaderDrew HuntMindless CGI spectacle overpowers every aspect of Peter Jackson's concluding Tolkien adaptation; like the other installments of this lumbering trilogy, it's more tech-demo than movie. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramFighting — presented with Jackson’s usual double helpings of visual splendor, emotional oomph and low-key comedy — is what Battle of the Five Armies is all about. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyLike everything else in Jackson's Tolkienland, the buildup to the climactic melee stretches on too long. But when it comes, it's a doozy. |