
#SMAUG I AM KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN MOVIE#
Some people have said this is an action movie with way, way too much action and I would agree. The dwarves escape the Orcs by hiding in wine barrels and riding them down a river plagued with rapids and precipitous waterfalls. (Jackson is reportedly terrified of spiders and based the enormous, creepy ones in the movie on his worst fears.) Next, Bilbo and the dwarves are attacked by Orcs - muscular, hairless, hunchbacked thugs with skin as grey and bloodless as the skin of vampires. The treasure is hidden inside a mountain and is guarded by Smaug, an evil dragon who exhales fire that is less like a flickering flame and more like a flamethrower.īefore they even reach Smaug and the treasure, Bilbo and the dwarves must first conquer many obstacles and monsters including a horde of man-eating spiders with a carnivorous appetite and teeth like swords. Of course, taking back the treasure is no easy task. Bilbo and the dwarves also want to reclaim their treasure, which includes a magical gem called Arkenstone and also a river of gold coins.

This second installment follows the harrowing journey of Bilbo Baggins, played by the English actor Martin Freeman, and a band of dwarves who are determined to win back their mountainous kingdom, Erebar. Some in the film industry predict it will eventually rake in 10 or 11 billion. The movie amassed 73.7 million dollars in its first weekend that it was in theaters and another 74.2 million over the first weekend in January.

The Desolation of Smaug, the second movie in the Hobbit trilogy, has proven to be yet another hit for Jackson, who also directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies.

His latest movie - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - was released over winter break and features everything from man-eating spiders to a dragon who lives in a lair filled with gems and gold coins. Once again, director Peter Jackson is dominating the world movie scene with fantastic monsters and nonstop battles between good and evil.
