Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) More extravagant fun. This is both a bad and a good thing. Read More Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJanuary 5, 2015action, adaptation, adventure, Aidan Turner, big battle, blockbuster, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, dragon, Evangeline Lilly, fantasy, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, J- R- R- Tolkien, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, male bonding, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, quest, Richard Armitage, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, video games, visualized space Comments