Tag Archives: Fantasy

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2013)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sam S-P

Who didn’t see this coming? This month Peter Jackson released a special extended cut of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY just in time to promote the second chapter, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, which is set to be released in cinemas … Continue reading →

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Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Sam S-P

As well as all involved have tried to hide it, THOR: THE DARK WORLD feels more than a little fractured. It looks fantastic, and the key players bring their A-game, but the plot veers and lurches alarmingly. Following the events of THE … Continue reading →

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Smaug Speaks!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Sam S-P

  Behold! We’ve been offered another peak at Peter Jackson’s second chapter of Bilbo’s adventure THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, and it looks pretty promising. We get glowering Legolas, again played by Orlando Bloom (looking noticeably chunkier a decade on), … Continue reading →

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