Finally Watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug And It Does NOT Deserve HATE!? *Reaction*

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[ravenshotred]

"That's the first time I saw Legolas bleed."

Judging by his reaction, that's the first time Legolas has seen Legolas bleed XD.

[john_]

Here's some fun facts about these movies:

1. Peter Jackson wasn't even the original director. He stepped in to save it after the director, Guillermo Del Toro, had to leave the project. Peter also wasn't given NEARLY as much pre production time as he did with LOTR, which he got roughly 3 years for.

2. If you read, pick up, or even SEE the book "The Hobbit" anywhere, it's pretty obvious it can't logically be turned into 3 movies, which Peter Jackson didn't want to do. He wanted to do 1 movie, or 2 at most. WB Studios forced him to do 3, though, meaning he had to start making things up. Tauriel isn't even a real character, Azog shouldn't be here until the very end, Sauron has nothing to do with this, etc.

3.Jackson wasn't given as big of a budget either, so a lot of the scenes were filmed in a green screen room. Gandfal actor Ian McKellan broke down crying on set because he was forced to work in this green prison, and hated it. The crew all threw an appreciation party for him the next day, though!

[NICKatronMC]

Benedict Cumberbatch's performance as Smaug is THE reason I checked out this film in the first place

That was YEARS ago, and watching this beast again, I am ADDICTED to how charismatic and cunning he is

[JonCat.]

Once you complete the Hobbit Trilogy, the next fantasy film series to watch is the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy... notice I only said trilogy.

[poeticjustice]

The cliffhanger was craaaazy when this movie came out. I was so devastated with anticipation, and we also had to wait for a whole year for the end.

[johangomez]

8:23 "whats it with the LOTR and spiders?"

oh Ange, if only you read the Silmarillion, You would meet the colossal and nightmarish answer to that question.

[stevendalloesingh]

Smaug his knowledge is vast, he knew exactly about the ring's nickname and addiction in Ron Weasley's dad's pocket.

[TheOGgUeRiLlaMoDe]

" I am fire, I am...Death" that has to be one of the most intense lines in this movie

[Angelmoon]

When you see the last Hobbit movie, please watch the end credits! Billy Boyd ( Pippin in lotr) has a song called the last goodbye and they play it in the credits, it’s really beautiful❤

[NathanS__]

I love when people love The Hobbit. I've been a hobbit defender since day one. Just freaking enjoy yourself, nerds.

[msaza]

PLEASE watch the extended version of the third one! Is 1000% better then the normal version

[toddjackson]

Tolkien fans have a love/hate relationship with adaptations of his work. The Peter Jackson Lord Of The Rings is maybe 60-70% of the source material with some pretty significant changes sprinkled in. But it was a great story and fully immersive. Most of us love it! Then they made so much money off the story the studio said we HAVE to do the Hobbit too! PJ didn't want to do them and kinda got sucked into it. He was planning on one move to cover the Hobbit, (It's a fairly small book). But the studios said NO, it has to be 3 movies! In creating a new story that would stretch over 3 movies, many things from the book didn't fit with the new theme and flow. So the fans were expecting ALL of their favorite parts to be in it because they had plenty of time, but what we got was less source material and lots of things that go against Tolkiens writings just so the studios could get a cash grab. If you take the Tolkien out of it, it's a great story though. So we kind of are reluctant, bitter fans. I like it as a fantasy story. But I don't like it as an adaptation of Tolkien.

[jacob]

I'll say this for the ending of the "Desolation of Smaug:" That IS one hell of a cliffhanger... lol

[fredkrissman]

I had much more fun watching YOU watch it Ange, than when I originally saw it in the theater!
For one thing, there's your cute puppy, and for another there's you loving the barrel chase (which I had hated due to the over the top CGI).
I look forward to the 5Armies with you...

[TrentRushton]

I loved the design and actors performance for Smaug.

[elegrin]

At 28:26 Thorin " If this is the end with fire, we should all burn together"... That line is also part of Ed Sheeran- I see fire song's lyrics.. You must listen that song too <3

[Caerulean]

Echoing the extended edition suggestions for the next one! :D I'm so glad you're continuing this!

[dcornejoy]

Smaug is by far the best of The Hobbit, cheers from Bolivia, I love you

[ethan]

This one of the first movies I remember seeing in theaters, the feeling in the theatre when it hit the credits is something I’ll never forget. Also having to wait a year to find out what happened was excruciating.

[Esco]

I love that you loved this movie so much!! I was one of those people who thought this trilogy, especially the conclusion quite mid when I first saw them at the theater. As so many years have passed, my appreciation has grown immensely. After watching yours and others' first time reactions, I now feel the Hobbit trilogy is epic and severely underappreciated. 💘