19 Dec – "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is the highly anticipated sequel to "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and the second instalment to the "Hobbit" trilogy, which is the prequel to the acclaimed and popular "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and a few lucky Cinema Online fans managed to win tickets to watch the preview screening! Directed by Peter Jackson (but of course!), the second instalment follows the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, who continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug and Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. Besides the continuation of our favourite characters from the first instalment, we can now expect the appearances from Smaug the dragon by Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace's Thranduil, Orlando Bloom reprising his role as Legolas, Evangeline Lily as Tauriel, and Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman. Read on to find out what some of our winners had to say about the film!
Ng Wai Ming: I rate the movie 4/5 stars. It was really good and I loved the storyline. However dividing it into three parts doesn't feel ideal to me because I would love to see part 3 as soon as possible, to complete the series!