Elves can be evil ???

- Smaug the magic dragon lived in a cave ...

This week's movie rental was The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ...

the second installment in a three-part film adaptation based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien .... The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins as he accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his fellow Dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. The film also features the vengeful pursuit of Azog the Defiler and Bolg while Gandalf the Grey investigates a growing evil at the ruins of Dol Guldur. The ensemble cast includes Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom.

I didn't like this second installment of the trilogy as much as the first one, which I wrote about here. What mostly got my attention was actually trivial stuff, like how much of a change can be wrought with makeup and a wig ;) ... the female elf character, Tauriel, is played by the same actress who was Kate (Freckles) in Lost. And I was reminded of the talking dragon in Dragonheart by Smaug. And then there was the realization that there are evil elves ... Legolas' dad, the Elvenking of Mirkwood forest, is bad - eek! ....



No wonder Legolas has so many issues ;) ...



Is it worth watching? Yeah, but it's not up the the standard of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.

Here's a trailer ...