Picking up immediately where 'Desolation of Smaug' leaves off, 'The Battle of the Five Armies' sees Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch) laying waste to Laketown before being defeated by Bard (Luke Evans). Bard then must find refuge near the Lonely Mountain for the survivors of Laketown. Meanwhile, Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and the company of dwarves must defend the Lonely Mountain from several armies wanting to take it for themselves.
Okay so I didn't care for 'Unexpected Journey' all that much but I thought 'Desolation of Smaug' was great. So what did I think of this movie? Well...sadly it's more like the first movie than the second movie. This movie drags A LOT and is full of unnecessary subplots and side characters who really add nothing to the story. This is also full of bad CGI, with a plethora of main characters unnecessarily completely rendered in CGI as opposed to just using people in make-up which honestly would have looked a LOT better. But overall the main problem with this movie is the same with the other two: THE HOBBIT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE INTO THREE MOVIES. Would've been way better as one whole movie, or perhaps two really good movies. But sadly money takes precedence over everything else. Oh well. I'm sure I'll have more about this in a future 'Nitpicks' post.
Found this indie movie on Netflix. An English-language action thriller from South Korea, 'Snowpiercer' takes place in a future where an experiment to control climate change ends up putting the planet into a deep freeze and the remaining survivors are on a train called Snowpiercer. The train is divided up into different classes, with the rich occupying the front portions of the train and the poor occupying the tail end of the train. Curtis (Chris Evans), along with his friend Edgar (Jamie Bell), starts a rebellion to make their way to the front of the train from the back. Co-starring John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Allison Pill, Tilda Swinton, and Ed Harris as the billionaire who built the train. Overall this was a very solid thriller anchored not only by well choreographed action but also great performances by the cast. Definitely unpredictable with it's twists and turns in the story.
Hoping to save their marriage, Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) have a rather peculiar weekend getaway at a secluded retreat recommended to them by their therapist (Ted Danson). That's all I can say without giving away spoilers.
Overall I thought this was very good. Well acted, Often times it's funny and sweet, and at times gives an honest look at a relationship on the rocks and how they react to the adversity. There's also a fair amount of twists and turns that make this little indie film very strange indeed, but I still liked it.
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