Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Okay so I had to finish of the series so I went to see this today. I didn't like the idea of splitting the short book into three whole movies that are close to about 3 hours each. I knew however that I would still being seeing them all anyways. This was pretty much a pure action story with little handfuls of story thrown into the mix. I appreciated that much though since the first 2 films pretty much took care of all the important bits of the story. So the acting here was decent, but the real bulk of interest here were the awesome battle sequences. Alfrid is pretty much this trilogy's Wormtongue although hilariously more awkward. There are quite of few humorous scenes throughout. There were a few creative moments such as when Bard improvises when his bow is broken. There are some pretty cool character cameos and mentions that fans will be sure to catch. There are some pretty crazy action sequences with some of the most interesting choreography I've seen in a Middle Earth movie. Some of it made me a little sad and the fact that it all ended is disappointing. There is still the Silmarillion that they could do although it would be a completely different cast probably. Anyways I think it was a good conclusion and widely entertaining. It sure is no masterpiece, but it is an adrenaline rush. This one ends to start a new beginning whereas Return of the King was the end of the story. I suggest going to see it to conclude the series fully.