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%

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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

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Iván Kazi

This sequel compensates and amply exceeds its predecessor. [Full review in Spanish]

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

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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.

February 1, 2021

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