Review – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

My memory of Tolkein’s book (one of my favorites when I was a kid) was that the tale pretty much ended where this movie began. Oddly, that’s what happened in the movie, too. Smaug dies, and the rest of Middle Earth goes to fighting over the spoils. Bereft of significant plot developments, this chapter swiftly devolves into a relentless parade of noisy battle sequences. Like an amusement park ride, it’s a fun experience without being much of a story. Mildly amusing