Last spring there was additional material are shot to the successors of An Unexpected Journey to fill it

The magnum opus of JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings , which consists of three parts and mighty endless appendices are more than four times as much as trees cut down for much more compact The Hobbit . Like having a telephone book lays next to a magazine. The immense success of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings led that nine years after the release of The Return of the King was sufficient impossible for a single hobbit movie. When Guillermo del Toro is still with the filming stopped, he was engaged to the conclusion that the flimsy source material was richer and more detailed than you might think at first and that we previously had to think of two parts. When Peter Jackson over from his Mexican colleague had taken over even three were.

Last spring there was additional material are shot to the successors of An Unexpected Journey to fill it. Jackson and his writing team were Tolkien Simarillon and Unfinished Tales not use, so they decided the original story of The Hobbit to enrich with patches from the lengthy, barely plow appendices and prologue to The Lord of the Rings . The result is that the concluding part of The Hobbit trilogy will seamlessly connect to The Fellowship of the Ring . Here is already quite anticipated in the middle part. Gandalf meets with the resurrection of the ultimate evil in the form of Sauron. In Tolkien's book is the gray magician absent for a long time and Jackson will finally let us see what all has happened to him.

Jackson moreover feels so familiar and confident with the world of Tolkien that he dares to afford some freedom and imagination. The Desolation of Smaug , as the second part of the Hobbit series was baptized, which contains many such brilliant additions and thematic deepening succeed. Regarding tone Hobbit darker and rougher than The Lord of the Rings , although you would from An Unexpected Journey probably not distract yet. Moreover, this second trilogy is more a male affair. The profusion of difficult to keep apart dwarfs flanked happy in this second part by what girl power. Jackson invented namely the elves strong character Tauriel, which ensures that Thorin Oakenshield and his twelve fellow dwarves still somewhat a chance to regain their kingdom to the greedy dragon Smaug. She is assisted by Legolas, son of Thranduil elven prince. The extensive supporting role on Lost -actrice Evangeline Lilly is a nice contrast to all its surrounding testosterone.

It is still not quite good between the two races. The dwarves take the elves resent that they have turned them back when the need was greatest. The elves dwarves accuse of being short-sighted and greedy. After a hallucinatory expedition in Mirkwood are Thorin and his companions caught by Thranduil and his elfschappen. Bilbo'm using a newly acquired piece of jewelry, this time plays a prominent role, to get the dwarves out of trouble. Gandalf as he almost wants to inform about his find Bilbo corrects introduce themselves by courage he found in the cave. Their escape is one of the most spectacular action scenes that this second Hobbit -film is rich. The sequence is flowing and swirling choreographed and a string of original ideas and stunts. It also provides a welcome accent light in a predominantly heavy fantasy adventure.

The middle part of The Desolation of Smaug has to contend with some slow moments in which there is to be seen little action. Here you also get the feeling that Jackson has things running racks in order to be able to squeeze out a third. It's the little touches that still just interesting enough to know to keep things. So we make in people village Dale acquainted with the city master, a great part of England's eyeball Stephen Fry. The real highlight then still leaves quite some time in coming, namely as Bilbo come face to face with Smaug. The gigantic dragon, of bronzed voice provided by Benedict Cumberbatch, is a highly successful film sample swipes, manipulates and frightens. The huge reptile is surprisingly agile in his new home and play the role of villain with gusto.

Middle Parts of movie trilogies are generally heavy and perform a thankless position because they often have neither head nor tail ( The Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather II his lone exceptions). As with The Two Towers will you reach The Desolation of Smaug thrown right into the action after a brief prologue and again sent out of the room with two whoppers for cliffhangers. Jackson cuts things off abruptly and let us wait another year for There and Back Again .

The Italian drama Il Futuro is already halfway well on stream as the Dutch pride Ruter Hauer makes an appearance. Hauer plays a former action hero and Mr. Universe as ?? s much everything and everyone fought under the stage name Maciste. Maciste tied the fight against zombies and vampires but once retired veteran gets the blind hit by a misfortune to endure a new challenge. The headstrong Bianca standing on the sidewalk one afternoon, the actor must see to pry where he is safe hidden in his huge house. From distrust of banks Maciste keeps his hard-earned moolah in the proverbial old sock.

Bianca like her brother Tomás endured a tough time had. Their parents died in a car accident. After some support from a social worker they can sort it out in pairs in their parents' apartment in Rome. Bianca goes to work as a hairdresser and weedy built Tomás takes a job at a power base in the neighborhood so he can train for free. When Tomás two colleagues ?? s home will be then not going to go away. The two personal trainers make the entire cabin cleaning, errands and take care of dinner. And they have a plan to rob a B-actor of all his money.

The Chilean filmmaker Alicia Scherson was intrigued by the novel Una Novelita Lumpen her compatriot Roberto Bolaño and decided to edit it to her third feature film. The start of its drama is hesitant and uncomfortable, with even a vague metaphysical patch that is not further elaborated. The case of outsiders creates a folder and change of direction. First of all the colleagues ?? s Tomás to leave their mark on the lives of Bianca and her brother. The arrival of Hauer then also provides a cover regards setting, atmosphere and tone. It further represents a major shift in the life of the independent Bianca. She has struggled to adapt to her new situation and is actually not wait for the new friends of her brother who confiscated the house. In beautiful dreamy scenes late Scherson Bianca and Maciste used to each other. The girl is like a sort of escort dumped on the doorstep of the actor, but soon turns emotional and intellectual bond with the English-speaking movie star to.

The intimate moments between Hauer and his co Manuela Martelli wake oddly both wonder and confusion. Until their first encounter Bianca makes it difficult to look into her soul and perception. This allows Scherson leaving barriers for its audience to identify with the female protagonist. If Bianca once surrenders himself to Maciste keeps you wonder what her motives were and whether she was completely sincere. During the half hour which Il Futuro clocked the main character remains an enigma. Il Futuro simultaneously appear in theaters, on DVD and via video on demand. The film received the prize of the Dutch film critics during the last edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.