The 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer of The Desolation of Smaug is every bit as gorgeous as you would expect. As the story grows darker, so does the color palate, which helps make the scenes with vibrant ...

Warner Home Video has set an April 8 release date for the theatrical cut of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD, as well as announced a ...

Furry-footed hero Bilbo Baggins is back for another adventure in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed 1937 novel, the second installment in Peter Jackson's ...

NEW YORK – “The Hobbit” has been saved… at least for the time being. “The Desolation of Smaug” is a vast improvement over the first installment and is an excellent return to the level of quality as ...

The biggest question about “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is whether the first Hobbit movie was so tedious that it will prevent moviegoers from finding out how fun the second one is. The first ...

When we last left the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf companions, they had begun their quest to the Misty Mountains with the aid of Gandalf the Grey. The dwarves were determined to find the hidden ...

The Dwarf fellowship led by the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues on their quest to liberate the Lonely Mountain from the conquest of the greedy dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict ...

Fantasy adventure. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom. Directed by Peter Jackson. (PG-13. 161 minutes.) Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The ...

Even rote fantasy blockbusters can — and usually do — feature the showdown of good and evil. To conjure true darkness, however, is a trickier feat. Early on in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” ...

This movie was screened in 24 frames-per-second and 3D. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second installment in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation, finds Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), the ...