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Bilbo ( Martin Freeman ) and the dwarven company of Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage ) watch in horror as Smaug the dragon ( Bened...

Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and the dwarven company of Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) watch in horror as Smaug the dragon (Benedict Cumberbatch) lays waste to Laketown. When Bard (Luke Evans) bravely manages to take the dragon out, Thorin regains the mountain kingdom of Erebor by default. He succumbs swiftly to the 'Dragon Sickness' - a hungering greed to keep the treasures of Erebor all to himself, refusing a claim from elven king Thranduil (Lee Pace) and rewards for Bard and the now-homeless humans. As a battle brews between dwarfs, elves and men, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) returns from Dol Goldur with news that entire battalions of orcs are on the march as well - signs of an incipient evil that might soon sweep Middle-earth again.

Now Martin Freeman is once again fantastic as young Bilbo Baggins with his performance being really likable and the most relatable protagonist in these movies and his character is so likable it is unreal. The supporting cast is all fantastic with Ian Mckellen reprising his role as Gandalf The Grey and once again he is awesome and such a wise character that I love seeing him in action in all these movies. The performance of the movie though is definitely Richard Armitage as Thoran and his character really has great character development and his character arc is probably the most interesting of any character in this movie and helps drive this movie to another level. Another superb performance was Luke Evans as Bard and he really steps up in this movie and his character becomes more important even though I thought he was forgotten about towards the end. There are also some other great cameos from past characters such as Legolas, Elrond and especially Saruman.

The beginning is incredible, this movie never gets boring. Though the action went on for too long, it was still a very welcomed given the previous two movies. There is something entertaining about watching a group of diverse people (elves, men, dwarfs etc) all battling it out. And of course Thorins madness and obsession with his mountain and gold was great to watch. Great ending to a well done trilogy. Not a dull moment in the movie, everything kept moving but it was not too quick. Twist after twist. Just when you thought that the Dwarfs and the Elves were going to have it out, an army of Orcs shows up. The Cinematography was excellent. The special effects pretty much flawless and acting excellent.

Ultimately though, the movie has plenty of positives. Despite being full of battle sequences, Jackson fits in plenty of emotional scenes and develops many of the characters fantastically. In particular, Armitage's Thorin is different and darker, yet changes a great deal throughout the movie - all in all, a fantastic performance. There's plenty of typical Jackson humour, some brilliant cameos and some great nods to the Lord of the Rings films and some elements of the film's production, which die-hard fans will no doubt pick up on with a smile. It's also important to realise that, whilst it's easy to criticise the long battle sequences, they are entertaining, and keep the pace of the movie up throughout.

The story starts from their first meeting (I suppose the first chapter?) so everyone can watch it even if they have never watched Dorae...

The story starts from their first meeting (I suppose the first chapter?) so everyone can watch it even if they have never watched Doraemon before. In the suburbs of Tokyo sometime ago, there lived a clumsy boy about 10 years old. There appeared in front of him a boy named Sewashi, Nobita’s descendant of four generations later from the 22ndcentury,and Doraemon, a 22nd century cat-type caretaker robot who helps people with its secret gadgets. Sewashi claims that his family is suffering from the debts Nobita made even to his generation, so in order to change this disastrous future, he brought along Doraemon as Nobita’s caretaker to bring happiness to his future, although Doraemon is not happy about this. And so Sewashi installed an accomplishment program into Doraemon forcing him to take care of Nobita. Unless he makes Nobita happy, Doraemon can no longer go back to the 22ndcentury. This is how the life of Doraemon and Nobita begins. Will Doraemon succeed this mission and return to the 22nd century?

At first both of them just wanted to finish their own goal, but then It's very sweet how their relationship grows as they spend their time together. The story is pretty straightforward, similar with the Anime, where Nobita is such a failure in life and Doraemon come to rescue with his magic pocket. The main difference is the movie gives more focus about Nobita's struggle in his love life. Something that bug me is that I feel Doraemon is so mean (this is very subjective, however for people who already watch Doraemon's kindness to Nobita in the anime may feel this way too). Doraemon thinks Nobita is hopeless and seem to hates him, but then it changes (pretty suddenly). I think the movie is too short to show all the hardships they've been trough, but still they managed to wrap it all perfectly.

Deep. How they develop each character is amazing, especially Nobita. From a fail lazy kid, becoming a brave and responsible young adult. For Doraemon, I still think they need more scene to show how his feelings to Nobita had changed.

Overall, this movie is amazing!! i love it~ Sometimes I can't even see what's happening because of my eyes flooded with tears. This may be the final episode of Doraemon, but the other OVAs are still coming so u don't have to feel lonely!

A perfect friendship story! If you aren't crying, or at least getting affected, then I'm sure that you haven't known what friendship really meant is, and I can say that you don't have a heart. So grab your tissue before watching.

This is an animated movie starring some of the most popular characters from the Madagascar movies, the penguins-in case you could not t...

This is an animated movie starring some of the most popular characters from the Madagascar movies, the penguins-in case you could not tell from the title of the movie. They also have their own TV series.

The Penguins of Madagascar features bumbling foursome Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon), and Private (Christopher Knights) in a frenetically paced plot that involves them being pursued by a vengeful scientist-octopus named Dave (John Malkovich). This eight-legged baddie, as it turns out, is nursing a grudge against our heroes for stealing the spotlight and rendering him redundant at Central Park Zoo back in the day. Now he's invented an elaborate contraption that'll turn every adorable penguin on the planet into a monstrous mutant. Even as Skipper and his friends race across continents trying to evade their obsessed stalker and simultaneously foil his nefarious plans, they're one-upped by an international spy squad, led by wolf leader Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), who swoop in and take it upon themselves to stop the purple mollusc.

I am happy to say that this was a great movie. I liked it. It's funny, cute, and has a moral at the end. Though I was not expecting much, it was a pretty action packed adventure. They pulled off a full feature with the penguins quite nicely. The Quartet seemed more suitable to short burst in a feature, but the animators were able to extend their slapstick comedy into a full- length picture and add to what the penguins already are without over doing it. There are enough laughs to satisfy the parent that take the kids to the theater. The penguins do some thinks only a penguin or perhaps a Zebra could do while crossing the street. The kids may not get the many play on names but It doesn't matter.

The only thing movie was missing a touch of craziness in sadness (sentiment scenes where Skipper accepts the defeat to NW's)