The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Reviews

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• what Jackson's films don't include is anything new. After the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and this prequel series, which began with "An Unexpected Journey" in 2012, we are in the midst of Hobbit fatigue

  by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News ]

• we have here is a whole lot more of Jackson's proven formula: more battles, more creatures, more not-quite-comical asides, more stern speechifying and more gob-smackingly elaborate action set pieces

  by Tom Huddleston [Time Out London ]

• third time's a charm for the mammoth screen version of Tolkien's little persons' odyssey

  by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]

• the final installment of the Hobbit trilogy is the best, featuring more spectacular action scenes as well as the series' most emotionally resonant moments

  by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]

• The Battle of the Five Armies is the shortest and also the best of the three Tolkien prequel films

  by Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]

• at once the trilogy's most engrossing episode, its most expeditious (at a comparatively lean 144 minutes) and also its darkest

  by Scott Foundas [Variety ]

• a patchy start and an action-packed climax make this a passably entertaining series finale

  by Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]

• a fitting conclusion to Jackson's prequel trilogy and a triumphant adieu to Middle-earth. Now complete, The Hobbit stands as a worthy successor to The Lord Of The Rings, albeit one that never quite emerges from its shadow

  by James Dyer [Empire Online ]

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