The Hobbit Part 3: The Battle of Five Armies (Spoilers)

I’ll be honest: while I was prepared to allow significant leeway from the absolute MASTERPIECE that is The Lord of the Rings when Hollywood set out to do a movie adaptation (I simply assume that they are too incompetent to do an accurate portrayal), I lost most of my interest in the franchise in the …

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The short version: If you are a JRR Tolkein purist, you will enjoy this slightly less than the LOTR movie franchise.  If you are looking for a fun fantasy movie, this is a pretty good one.  The long version: A lot of effort (and padding!) has been put into making The Hobbit run parallel to …