The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition

2013 • 263 minutes

About this movie

Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson continues his Middle-Earth saga that follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who's swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. In the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo enters the Lonely Mountain in possession of Gollum's "precious" ring and his keen blade, Sting. With an all-star cast, including many acclaimed actors from The Lord of the Rings (such as Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and more), and the effects wizardry of Jackson's award-winning Weta Workshop, Tolkien's epic story comes to life as never before imagined. The Extended Edition film is 25 minutes longer with new and extended scenes, not seen in the theatrical release.

Ratings and reviews

I just purchased this movie, the second of three Hobbit movies. When I played it today (21Oct14), it played the first Hobbit movie instead. I checked to make sure that I hadn't purchased the wrong movie. I did not. I contacted Google Help and was given a refund for this. The call was very cordial and polite and the representative assured me that he would contact the correct people to fix this problem. The trailer is correct, but the purchased movie at this time is not.

The extended scenes and some much needed heart to the movie but not much else. You can understand why they didnt make the final theatre cut but still well worth the extra to add to the movie.

the sound was not right. Voices too soft and music too loud, frustrating having to turn up and down all throughout the movie. Visually spectacular however.