Review of “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies”: Epic Battles, Stilted Dialogue
You know the movie’s gonna’ be epic when they battle a rampaging dragon in the intro. Thus begins Jackson’s third installment of Tolkien’s “Hobbit” series. The movie picks up with Laketown being attacked by Smaug, gouts of flame spewing everywhere in proper dragonesque fashion. Everyone’s fleeing for their lives, the main guy’s kids are screaming…