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The Desolation of Smaug
That was a distinctly odd viewing experience.
( Mild spoilers )
I went googling to see what other people thought and was most struck by a comment in (I think a Telegraph) review, which observed that Jackson really wanted to make a prequel to his own Lord of the Rings movies, not The Hobbit. Viewed through that lens, The Desolation of Smaug is doing its job in a slightly long-winded way, but it is a lot further from The Hobbit itself than his Lord of the Rings movies were from their originals.
( Mild spoilers )
I went googling to see what other people thought and was most struck by a comment in (I think a Telegraph) review, which observed that Jackson really wanted to make a prequel to his own Lord of the Rings movies, not The Hobbit. Viewed through that lens, The Desolation of Smaug is doing its job in a slightly long-winded way, but it is a lot further from The Hobbit itself than his Lord of the Rings movies were from their originals.