The
second installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy has finally hit theaters,
but does it live up to the first film?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug picks up right where An Unexpected Journey left
off: The Dwarves and Bilbo continue their quest towards Erebor to reclaim the
dwarven homeland, while dark forces continue to rise in Dol Guldur, hinting at
the coming evil. The Desolation of Smaug has the dwarves
meeting the wood elves, some nasty spiders, and the men of Laketown, but most
importantly of all, Smaug, the last dragon in Middle Earth.