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The series is done. And it was done just about perfectly. Peter Jackson抯 adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkein抯 揟he Lord of the Rings?and 揟he Hobbit?have come full circle and are now neatly joined together into one epic six-part story. As fans of the books and the films know, Jackson made them out of order, along the lines of the 揝tar Wars?saga, starting with the central triad of films, then working back to the origin. And I抳e gotta say,cheap uggs, without a hint of a spoiler, Jackson and company have put a flawless ending on this third Hobbit film, one that seamlessly blends into the beginning of the Rings trilogy. I抎 even suggest hitting YouTube to watch the opening scene of 揟he Fellowship of the Ring?before settling down to 揊ive Armies,?just to see how cool the transition is.A year ago, 揟he Desolation of Smaug?ended with the angry,ugg boots, vengeful, gold-loving titular dragon being awakened from a long sleep in Lonely Mountain,cheap ugg boots, then setting out to wreak havoc on nearby Lake-town. 揟he Battle of the Five Armies?opens with Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch) flying in, gushing fire, carrying out that wreaking. It抯 a spectacular beginning to a film that delivers both eye-popping visuals and dramatic satisfaction all the way through.Now, no moviegoer in their right mind will be buying a ticket for this film without seeing all of the previous ones. But for those rare few who do,http://www.uggsboots.us.com, a primer: Bilbo (Martin Freeman) is our Hobbit hero; Gandalf (Ian McKellen) is a virtuous but tough wizard; Thorin (Richard Armitage) is a Dwarf king; Thranduil (Lee Pace) is the Elvenking; Legolas (Orlando Bloom) is Thranduil抯 son; Bard (Luke Evans) is a human archer; Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) is an Elf warrior; Saruman (Christopher Lee) is another, probably more powerful wizard (and, man, this guy knows how to swing a sword!).With the truly frightening Smaug being dispatched only a few minutes into 揊ive Armies,?the film quickly gets around to all of the problems between the disparate factions of Middle-earth. The Dwarves don抰 like the Elves, the Elves don抰 give a damn about the Dwarves, the humans are kind of caught in the middle of everyone else抯 crises, the Hobbit ?yes,ugg boots outlet, there抯 only one Hobbit here ?is a hairy footed fish out of water, and the Orcs, who are the most hideous of the villains, just want to stomp on or decapitate everybody else.The story moves its focus around from heroism to cowardice,www.uggsboots.us.com, from love to hate, from greed to mistrust to madness. But check out the title. It was originally going to be 揟he Hobbit: There and Back Again?(the actual subtitle of Tolkien抯 book), but it was changed, partly due to what this last third of the film trilogy was leading up to: war, massive war, lengthily fought out on an immense battlefield with participants including members of every faction already mentioned, along with big bats, big birds, and something that looked like a big bear. For extra measure, those sequences are complemented by magnificently choreographed, gravity-defying scenes of one-on-one fights.Page 2 of 2 - Jackson has delivered a top-notch conclusion to a great trilogy that stays loyal to the book, while filling in some of that source material抯 holes by including pieces of Tolkien抯 own appendices to it. It抯 a film that astounds in areas of both interior and exterior production design, and while it抯 very violent,or harm will come to, it comes to a surprisingly warm and comfy conclusion. Be warned, though, on the way there, the story kills off more major characters than on a typical season of 揇ownton Abbey.?/blockquote>Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now.THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIESWritten by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo de Toro; directed by Peter JacksonWith Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen,30 p.m. is Knitted together with love., Richard Armitage, Luke Evans,Mountain View, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Orlando Bloom, Christopher LeeRated PG-13

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