Smaug – The Hobbit
Let it be known, before I shower anything about these films with praise, that I am not a fan of them. I don’t like to idea of directors going back and retreading on material that worked for them. The Hobbit could have EASILY been one movie, but the studios were like, “wait, this dude brought us in BILLIONS before, I bet he can do it again.” But another 9 hours of this shit? Nope. Not a fan.
Still, I will begrudgingly admit that I am a fan of Smaug. The thing is, this is all that anyone really wanted from this trilogy. They wanted Smaug to be a fucking scary, intimidating badass, and that is what they got. I will even give extra points for the Benedict Cumberbatch voice work. He hides his voice enough that we don’t see his face in the character, yet still uses some elements that make it recognizable.