Most Wanted Scenes from Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition

Like Unexpected Journey before it, the Desolation of Smaug has rolled out to generally mixed to favorable reviews, with many calling it the better of the two. And with a more action-oriented and faster pace it's understandable, but there is always the flip side; where Journey slowly meandered and delivered nearly every morsel from the book, Smaug races us through some chapters deliriously while extending and expounding upon others, one might say disproportionally. And while I did love the movie, and cannot wait to see it again, I can't but help wish there were more--from the book. This leaves me no choice but to anticipate next year's inevitable Extended Edition with hope of the addition of these certain scenes...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Review

One Fanboy's Unsolicited Rant.

Having been made to wait what seemed an unfair amount of time between Return of the King and the first part of the Hobbit, having read every tidbit of news from legal delays to the first production blogs, I was as giddy as a seven year old on a Chuckie Cheese birthday when last Friday finally came. So maybe (erm...no, probably) I was a little sensitive and surprised at the myriad of negative reviews, especially considering I was still as content as a dog in a fart factory upon leaving the theater. I've come to a couple of conclusions in light of this: (1) in large, the critics have been swept suddenly with a fierce bout of ADD, and (2) Peter Jackson did not make his movie to suit them.