![]() It's a shame that for a series called "The Hobbit", there's precious little of the hobbit himself in this closing instalment. This is a smaller story than the Middle-earth-spanning tales of the older films, and there's something bleakly relevant about the plot as rulers send their people to die over grudges and trinkets. It's the most affecting relationship in the whole affair, with Bilbo watching in despair as his friend succumbs to greed and corruption, paralleling the hapless hobbit's own experiences with the one ring that will cause so much trouble down the line. Playing Bilbo for the third and final time, Martin Freeman's scenes with Richard Armitage's dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield are the best thing in the film. The stage is duly set for a spectacular meeting of dwarf, elf and orc hosts in the shadow of the Lonely Mountain, with our reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf buddies stuck in the middle. The first thing to burn is any trace of subtlety, and Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" hallmarks are present throughout: sumptuous scenery, dizzying camerawork, bombastic music and eye-melting CGI melded with the real-life familiar faces. Watch 'The Hobbit' trilogy in 72 seconds - in animated Lego.Behind the Oscar-nominated sounds of 'The Hobbit'.'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' extended edition adds 25 minutes.Fly, you fools! 'Hobbit' stars take off in epic airline safety video.
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