Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Chris S — 27 Jun 2016

Awesome. gives more life to story than other version.

This review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) was written by Chris S on 27 June 2016.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has generally received very positive reviews.

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