Aside from this battle sequence, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" is truly enjoyable as a victory lap for Martin Freeman, who plays Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. His performance is probably the least showy in the entire franchise, a character defined almost exclusively by crippling self-doubt, a lack of physical prowess, and a duplicitous side that could get him in a lot of trouble (especially given the magical ring he picked up in the first "Hobbit" outing). Freeman is so good, in fact, that he's easy to overlook, especially amongst all the actors adorned with prosthetic ears (like Evangeline Lily and, returning from "Lord of the Rings," Orlando Bloom) or replaced as performance capture marvels (including, in this film, Billy Connolly). Here he's given the opportunity to be more outwardly heroic and connect with the other characters on a deeper level. He makes tough decisions and stands by them and, as essayed by Freeman, Bilbo is firmly established as the quietly beating heart of a series defined largely by cacophonous sound and fury.
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Back up to 78% with a lukewarm positive review from Playlist: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ ... e-20141202
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Inching up to 79% with a very positive review from Twitch: http://twitchfilm.com/2014/12/review-th ... rmies.html
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Down to 77% with 2 very positive and one very negative UK reviews (all of which I think have already been mentioned here) added.
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Even though there are still only 22 reviews, RT has a "Critics consensus":
Suitably grim, epic, and action-packed, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ends Peter Jackson's second Middle-earth trilogy on a rousing high note.
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Down to 74% with a truly awful review from something called "We Got This Covered": http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/hobb ... es-review/
Sometimes I wonder whether the various reviewers actually watch the same films.
Sometimes I wonder whether the various reviewers actually watch the same films.
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Two very different reviews, even though they are both 4/5 stars:
http://www.finalreel.co.uk/the-hobbit-t ... es-review/ (this one should eventually be added to RT)
http://www.fatmovieguy.com/review/the-h ... ie-review/
http://www.finalreel.co.uk/the-hobbit-t ... es-review/ (this one should eventually be added to RT)
http://www.fatmovieguy.com/review/the-h ... ie-review/
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I love that Fat Movie Guy says Thranduil reminded him of Ronan the Accuser from Guardians of the Galaxy. Someone needs to tell him that both characters are played by Lee Pace...
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Up to 75% with a good but not great (7/10 stars) review from Comingsoon.net: http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/review ... 2#/slide/1
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A new positive review by Daily Star UK: 4/5
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/movies/41400 ... ive-Armies
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http://www.dailystar.co.uk/movies/41400 ... ive-Armies
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Hallo Mr. Necromancer! Welcome to the neighborhood. Funny, you look just like this guy I knew that used to raise hell...
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Hi Raddy Thanks for the welcome.
I am much more handsome than him but not less evil sometimes
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Oregon Herald 2.5 stars. Negative to mixed review. Soon in RT
http://oregonherald.com/reviews/show-review.cfm?id=128
http://oregonherald.com/reviews/show-review.cfm?id=128
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The darkness is coming.Necromancer Rising wrote: Greetings to all
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It'll be interesting to see whether it is listed as Fresh or Rotten. Based on the review itself, I would think the latter, but 2/5 stars would seem like it should be Fresh.Necromancer Rising wrote:Oregon Herald 2.5 stars. Negative to mixed review. Soon in RT
http://oregonherald.com/reviews/show-review.cfm?id=128
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I believe it will be a rotten review Voronwë. His rating does not justify the harsh criticism towards the film though.
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It certainly should be listed as rotten. It's pretty negative overall. To the point that I wonder whether the rating is an error. Although I see that his scale is based on five stars, not four. Still, I would expect a review like that to have no more than two stars, even in a five star scale.
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The Daily Star review was added to RT, bringing the rating up to 76% through the first 25 reviews. Identical to DoS, actually (19 fresh, 6 rotten).
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The reviewers choose whether to label their reviews fresh or rotten, so the star count doesn't matter in that regard.
Honestly, I think Metacritic gives a far more accurate picture of how a film is reviewed. I don't check RT at all anymore.
Honestly, I think Metacritic gives a far more accurate picture of how a film is reviewed. I don't check RT at all anymore.