The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014
R
2h 24m

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7.4/10

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Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.

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Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

586K

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POPULARITY

1,186

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 56 nominations total

Trivia
This is the last movie featuring legendary screen actor Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman the White) to be completed and released before his death on June 7, 2015, at ninety-three. Lee was one of a handful of cast members to star in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and was also the only cast member of either trilogy to have met J.R.R. Tolkien.

Goofs
Thorin and Dwalin fight off "no more than a hundred" goblin mercenaries at Ravenhill while Fili and Kili search for Azog. When we go back to Thorin and Dwalin, there are no signs of the dead goblins.

Quotes
[From trailer]
Bilbo Baggins: One day I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad, those who survived... and those that did not.

Crazy credits
The closing credits are accompanied by sketches of people/locations from across the Hobbit trilogy.

Alternate versions
2015 Extended Edition Blu-ray contains twenty minutes additional footage, including more graphic violence, increasing the run-time to 164 minutes. Due to the extra amount of violence, this version has been rated R by the MPAA.

Connections
Edited into The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Extended Edition Scenes (2015)

Soundtracks
The Last Goodbye
Written by Billy Boyd, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh
Performed by Billy Boyd

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Featured review

7/10

A Bit Weak at the End

I really enjoyed the first two. I don't buy into the criticism that a 300 page book couldn't be made into a full blown trilogy. That said, I found the last episode way too full of battle scenes and gratuitous violence, big armies banging into each other, terrible orcs riding wolves, and the ultimate confrontation. In the process, all the charm that had been built up in the first two movies seemed to be dropped for a bunch of special effects. It starts well with the appearance of Smaug who fulfills his promise of destroying the town. But after that its a hodge-podge of romance and revenge and ultimately death. As this one ended, I literally felt, "Oh, is that the end?" Having read "The Hobbit" a couple of times, I knew what was going to happen, but it didn't quite work the way I thought it would. There was just something empty. Don't get me wrong, I could revel in the effort, but I can't say that this will stay with me for a long time.