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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013) EXTENDED EDITION FULL LENGTH MOVIE REACTION - WATCH ALONG (Patreon)

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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013) EXTENDED EDITION FULL LENGTH MOVIE REACTION - WATCH ALONG

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Draekor Targaryen

Since you've finished planet of the apes, I'd like to request your reaction to the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy. I feel like they're other great movies about family, change, leadership and characters you get attached to.

TheLaugh477

What streaming service are you guys watching it on or are you watching it on dvd??

The Media Knights

They’re on our list! We’re actually aiming to cover those either late April or early May

Melissa Creel

Yay. "The river of questionable physics" Lets Go!!

Collateral Damage

Is there anyway to watch this without blur and sound from the movie?

Collateral Damage

Yes. Like the cut version on youtube. I really ejoy it that way.

The Media Knights

Unfortunately no. The reason why we can do it on YouTube is because our content is protected by fair use. Which essentially means that because it’s edited and has a lot of our own commentary the content is exempt from being considered copyright infringement. You have to see it the same way the studios would see it. If we were to post the entire film on here, even with our reaction/commentary it would be considered copyright infringement and even worse piracy since we are basically re distributing the film to our audience. We’re aware some creators out there do it because at the moment it’s not being enforced on Patreon but that could change at any moment and they could literally delete all of our content here plus the heavy fine we’d have to pay. Sorry for the long response but that is essentially why we’re not able to do it. Hope it helps 🙂

Kat M.

I can't find the extended edition on Prime, only original. Had to get on AppleTV

Andreas Friedel

Thanx for an entertaining evening with the Hobbit II and you guys !!!

James Forrest

Just finished a double feature of Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and this one :) For just a second, I'll talk about Dawn. I loved your reaction on that, because I've only seen the film twice myself, and the last time was an age ago. I loved it on a whole other level to my first couple of viewings. The depth of the story is incredible, the characters of the apes more fully realised, especially the melancholy tragedy of Caesar, who is kind and good but cannot hold back what is coming from the moment the apes and the humans first encounter each other. It's always great to see Gary Oldman in a movie, and he was typically brilliant. But there are two other performances I want to praise, because they are actors I knew first from television; Jason Clarke and Kerri Russell. Clarke I first saw in a little-known, unrecognised masterpiece of a show called Brotherhood, also starring Jason Issacs and a bunch of other great character actors. I knew from the first episode that I was watching a phenomental talent. He plays one of two brothers - with Isaacs as the other - who are big men in the small city of Providence, Rhode Island; the Caffey brothers. His character is a state representative with dreams of bigger things and we watch his rise in politics ... his brother is a local gangster and we watch too as he rises in his business. Obviously, having a brother in politics is handy if you're a villian. But having a brother in the underworld is not so hot if you are a politician, and part of the drama comes from how Tommy (Clarke's character) constantly has to fight against the perception that he too is a crook ... which he really isn't. But he is certainly not the good man he pretends to be, becoming over time very hard and cynical and nakedly ambitious. There are so many layers to the role that only a superb actor could pull it off and Clarke, who I hadn't even heard of, just kills it. He's tremendous and I told everyone to watch out for him, and this was like over 15 years ago. It's great to see him in the movies now and getting the stardom he deserves. Kerri Russell was one of the leads in The Americans, where she plays a KGB operative living as an American housewife opposite Matthew Rhys, another brilliant character actor who recently broke into films and deservedly so. (They got married in real life too, so the chemistry between them on screen is perfect as a result.) It was excellent seeing her getting a great role; that scene with the baby chimp is a perfect showcase for her talents, I love her work. So yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed watching that one with you and I'm going to do War tomorrow as I've only seen that once and want to properly experience it. But onto this movie :) Which I was delighted you dropped today. This one is ... the problem child of the trilogy. Because it's the one most marred by radical departures from the lore. So many "added" elements, a couple of outright absurdities (the romantic sub-plot of course is pure Hollywood invention and is quite mad in some ways) and one VERY grim departure which annoys purists who love the books and think any deviation is heresy. (That departure being the invention of the so-called Morgul shaft; as one online "critic" of this movie put it, Frodo is stabbed by a Morgul blade wielded by a Nazgul and we're told what a dreadful evil weapon that is ... now Morgul weaponry is in the hands of mere orcs?) And yet you know what ... I am one of those book readers who has seen so many, many departures from my favourite novels that I've really become desensitised to them in some ways. I accept when I watch a book adaptation now that I'm not going to get everything I hoped to see and that there might even be moments which totally contradict what I think I know ... the original trilogy is not without these little moments either, like Aragorn not getting Anduril until the third film when it is quite literally the core of his book character. Amongst the additions which annoyed readers was the creation of Evangeline Lilly's character (although she's pretty good in it and you never get tired of watching Evangeline Lilly if you're a guy anyway haha) and Alfred. God. How the fans like to rant about Alfred who they can't stand and think serves no plot purpose. But a lot of them think that the Necromancer plot isn't really in the book (it is, and it's fully fleshed out in the appendicies in Lord Of The Rings) and that the orcs never got near Mirkwood (they literally besieged it, and Lothlorien as well did during the War of The Ring, and Dol Guldor was still being used as one of Sauron's fortresses) and that the Sauron reveal is a cheap tie in ... but it isn't because the Necromancer is revealed to have been Sauron at The Council Of Elrond in the books .... so the lore is not as screwed up as a lot of people seem to think. The appearance of Legolas is scorned, but he is indeed Thanduril's son and Thanduril is in The Hobbit so it's not a great stretch at all that he turns up in an extended telling of the story. And God damn, but the movie is just so, so much fun, and as a movie lover as well as a reader the little call-backs (the moment where he mocks Gimli's picture when he takes it from Gloin's bag is beautifully played!) are often glorious and surprising and excellent. And the truth is, I loved all three of The Hobbit films and thought they told the complete story, which only those who have dived into the appendicies in Rings really have an appreciation for. One of those moments as told in the appendicies actually opens this second film, and I was overjoyed to see it; Gandalf's meeting with Thorin in The Prancing Pony in Bree; the whole quest is, in part, inspired by Gandalf's fear over what dark force might find a use for Smaug. That's right there in the appendicies, that story is told in Tolkein's work. So yeah, I thought it was great :) Departures and liberties notwithstanding, it was fab and I really got such a lot of pleasure out of it. Which is to say nothing for the awesome reveal of Smaug The Magnificent who lives up to his billing and then some. Benedict Cumberbatch, take a bow my man. As with the meeting with Gollum in 1, the battle of wits between him and Bilbo was the scene I looked forward to and it delivered it and then some. Thank you again guys for an excellent watch-through and I am so glad you liked it :) Can't wait to see your reaction to the third. :)

Ethan Kayne

There is a base singer named geoff castellucci (pronounced jeff). He did a cover of over the misty mountains cold and I see fire from An unexpected journey and the desolation of smaug. You guys should totally check it out. Stunning doesn't even come close to describing the performance. The geek in me cried. Lol 😆

Michael G. Munz

Question for everyone: Who is your favorite dwarf from The Hobbit, and why is it Balin?

Daniel Karlsson

Ended up late on this due to easter, but weehoo this was fun. Watching you guys realise how things connected is my favourite part of watching it with you. Looking forward to the last one.

The Media Knights

As always it is a pleasure to read your take away on these phenomenal films. Gary Oldman in Dawn was able to do so much with so little screentime. His character felt fleshed out and he was able to deliver such an incredible performance (especially during the photograph scene). Dawn is a phenomenal set up for the last entry that clearly defines the themes and evolves Caesar and the rest of the Apes elevating them even further and making them as human as the actual humans. When it comes to this film, I have to disagree calling this one the problem child. We just finished watching "Battle of the Five Armies" and...well...It wasn't quite what we were expecting. A lot of the things set up at the ending of this one do pay off immediately going into the 3rd installment. We did appreciate some elements of the final film but overall felt like it was the weakest out of the 3 films narratively speaking. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on our take once that is released so we can have a deeper discussion about the trilogy as a whole!

James Forrest

Agreed :) Looking forward to seeing what you thought, although I have a sneaky suspicion about what you're gonna say :)

Patrick Jackson

So some context re: Thranduil (no spoilers) which do add some much needed gravity to his motivations and (later) emotions. Those jewels that Thorin's grandfather had which were denied to him...yeah those were his wife's. His *dead* wife who had died in battle years before. That is why he had such a massive hate-boner for Dwarves, and made no move to help them. Kind of makes sense when you watch with that context. Thranduil seems like much less of a prick. And later...the loss of his wife will make another scene mean a LOT more.

Mister Lou

had such a great time revisiting this with you guys! I can't wait to catch up and watch the 3rd one with you, hopefully tomorrow sometime. This is my first time watching the (extended) trilogy, and these reactions are very long, so making time isn't as easy as other full length reactions. but, like always keep up the good work!

Kyutoko

What the Ring said to Frodo was "Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul" "One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all... and in the darkness bind them!"

Kyutoko

The voice of Smaug is Bendydink Cucumberpatch and aside from boosting the volume, they didn't alter it at all. He is doing that deep rumble on his own. Get him a lozenge.

Kyutoko

Dragon-sickness and a Dragon's PROFOUND love of gold are both sides of the same coin. Morgoth corrupted Lesser Spirits into the Dragons, his power was to corrupt and he did it well. He created Sauron by corrupting. He also cursed all gold on Middle-Earth. Vast quantities of it will corrupt people near it. And since Morgoth cursed the gold and created Dragons, they have a particular love for it. At least that's how it was explained to me, I could be mistaken.