The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition)

Name: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition)
Released: 2013-12-13
Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly

PG-13
3h 7m
2013

74%

age 11+

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Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson continues his Middle-Earth saga that follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who's swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. In the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo enters the Lonely Mountain in possession of Gollum's "precious" ring and his keen blade, Sting. With an all-star cast, including many acclaimed actors from The Lord of the Rings (such as Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and more), and the effects wizardry of Jackson's award-winning Weta Workshop, Tolkien's epic story comes to life as never before imagined. The Extended Edition film is 25 minutes longer with new and extended scenes, not seen in the theatrical release.

Special Features

The Appendices Part 9

The Appendices Part 10

Locked video

New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth – Part 2

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

74%

Critics Consensus: While still slightly hamstrung by "middle chapter" narrative problems and its formidable length, The Desolation of Smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series.

Reviews

Keith & the Movies

Keith Garlington

The special effects are superb, the action sequences had my heart racing, the stakes are high, and we spend more time with these wonderful characters.

Until hindsight allows us to reflect on the complete Hobbit trilogy, Jackson’s second entry is a satisfying tale that breezes by at 2 hours and 41 minutes.

It does the job that every middle movie should, that is it sets up the climax of the story perfectly.

October 9, 2021

FULL REVIEW

Richard Crouse

There's no shortage of story threads, of hard to remember names but Jackson weaves it all together seamlessly - with some "Walking Dead" style battle scenes... lots of arrows in the head - and has made a big handsome movie to get lost in.

The adventure is undoubtedly epic and would likely suffer little from excising excess bits of winding tracking shots through Byzantine structures.

December 3, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 11+

Common Sense Says

Sequel bolstered by brave elves, scary dragon, big spiders.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Desolation of Smaug is the second installment in director Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Unlike the streamlined adaptations of each of the three Lord of the Rings novels, The Hobbit is expanded beyond the source material with additional characters and story lines. While this series remains more tween-friendly than the more violent Lord of the Rings, there are still a few jump-worthy and frightening scenes, mostly dealing with the orcs, the dragon Smaug, and that most evil of beings, Sauron. Viewers with a fear of spiders may find some scenes difficult to watch. Bows are the weapons of choice, but hammers, swords, and other forged weapons are also used in the fight scenes (in addition to the dragon's built-in weapon of all-consuming fire).