Review Detail
9.4 42 10
Overall rating
9.5
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
10.0
As someone who was forced to watch original Hobbit film in the cinema and could never get through the other two, this was a breath of fresh air.
This edit makes the film much much much closer to the original books, and also leads much better into the Lord of the Rings.
The only criticisms I'd make of it, is it's a bit stop-start near in the first half (I feel like there is still more that could be cut!) and the battle of the five armies ends quite abruptly. Like, there isn't really an end? What happened to the 5 armies?
I'm not sure if I'm really being fair, because if the footage isn't there then you can't do much more, but it just needs something to complete the battle.
Having said that it's so so so close to being perfect, and so much better than the originals.
I wish I had known there was an intermission! We watched it in 3 sittings.
9.7/10
This edit makes the film much much much closer to the original books, and also leads much better into the Lord of the Rings.
The only criticisms I'd make of it, is it's a bit stop-start near in the first half (I feel like there is still more that could be cut!) and the battle of the five armies ends quite abruptly. Like, there isn't really an end? What happened to the 5 armies?
I'm not sure if I'm really being fair, because if the footage isn't there then you can't do much more, but it just needs something to complete the battle.
Having said that it's so so so close to being perfect, and so much better than the originals.
I wish I had known there was an intermission! We watched it in 3 sittings.
9.7/10
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
Digital
