Nearly everything about "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" represents an improvement over the first installment of Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved creation.

The first film, “An Unexpected Journey,” grossed $1.02 billion worldwide after its December 2012 U.S. release, and the third film “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” will open on Dec. 17, 2014.

Film Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ After a bumpy beginning with 'An Unexpected Journey,' Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' trilogy finds its footing in this much more exciting and ...

Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date. New Line and Warner Bros. also have retitled the second film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." ...

MOVIE REVIEW | Following a first installment that many moviegoers found bloated and boring, “The Desolation of Smaug” is a fleet and fun redemption of the film franchise.

The Battle of the Five Armies was the final installment in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and as the name implied, ...

In the book by J.R.R. Tolkien and in the third Hobbit film, Bard kills Smaug by firing his final black arrow into the one spot on Smaug not covered in protective scales. The novel and the movie ...

Just why Desolation of Smaug was such an improvement, and the things Jackson is hopefully keeping in mind as he moves towards completing the film film. These are the 5 lessons from Desolation of ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second of three Hobbit films, opened to a solid $73.7 million, according to studio estimates from box office trackers Rentrak.

If “An Unexpected Journey” felt like nearly three hours’ worth of throat clearing and beard stroking, the saga gets fully under way at last in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Film Review, a movie directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Hobbit-forming this is not. That's what happens when a slim volume is turned into three lengthy movies, at least the first two of which contain too much of everything. Its ...