Customer Ratings & Reviews

Pros: Such a fab trilogy especially this second one! 3D on this title was on the high spectrum & stunning! 7.1 was output on a 11.2 (7.2.4) DTS Neaural X & was impressive with lots of side, rear & low end sub effect! Packed with tons of amazing extras! Digital Copy. Cons: No slipcover

Having bought the first edition when it was first released, I often wondered the fate of Thorin’s father or who would be King Under The Mountain. After finally buying the extended edition, I now have these answers. Why would anyone buy the shorter edition?

The Thorin Key is a great item is well crafted and very durable. My only complaint is that I mis read the package and though I was getting the Key, 3D & Digital copy. Instead was just BluRay and digital copy

I looooooved this movie! Peter Jackson did some of his best work in this film. Makeup is the best I have ever seen. Good film for ages 7 and up

I watched this movie 2d 1st time it was go but when I got the 3d version it was awesome like watch a whole new movie. :)

Great movie to follow the next chapter in a fantastic story. Some liberties taken to stretch the original story but very entertaining. Cool Spiders. Must see to continue the saga.

It was better than The Hobbit. However I still feel the LOTR series remains superior.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received a 5/5 stars on blu-ray.com. Desolation of Smaug will be produced by the same team. If you are a Peter Jackson/J.R.R Tolkein fan, there is no better way to experience the Hobbit video presentation that wows, dazzles with 7.1 HD Master Audio.

I absolutely love these Middle Earth movies. Only issue I had was the Movie I picked up had nothing on the packaging stating there was a digital copy, however the digital copy card was in fact in the DVD case. I thought it was rather odd that they would not bother advertising the digital copy on the retail packaging in some way.

Not the easiest DVD to find, but worth it when you do. As with the LOTR series the extended editions provide a richness that is really crucial to the overall Tolkien experience. Many easter eggs throughout for fans of the epic.

Best Buy always has amazing deals on the movies I love and this is no different. I was able to pick up the 3D Bluray, Regular Bluray as well as DVD (and digital) version for one price. You just can't find deals like this anywhere else!

Even though the Hobbit movies have been out for several years now, my family still enjoys them. The price at Best Buy was right so we picked this one up to complete our collection.

I was a big LOTR fan and read The Hobbit but avoided the films because of the 48fps issue. The 3D Blu-ray solves this issue and has very good depth effects. Worth the buy!

One of the best movies I have seen in years. The Hobbit Trilogy is the best Trilogy I have seen. Best Acton movie and storytelling, Characters onscreen in decades.

At this point in cinematic history, this was the most amazing portrayal of a dragon that I had ever seen. Amazing movie!!! Amazing special effects!!!

As with the previous "An Unexpected Journey," the 2.40:1 1080p MVC 3D picture is true to Director Peter Jackson and Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie’s magical visualizations in every nuanced detail. For this second release, "The Desolation Of Smaug" is much darker and oppressive. While more visually challenging, both the 2D and 3D encodings are flawless! While every parameter of quality is precisely executed—color fidelity, contrast, and black levels—it is the 3D application that draws the audience completely into the image and storytelling. The 3D was captured with a total of 17 Red Epic digital cameras locked into 3Reality Digital mirror system rigs and other custom rigs, and monitored in 3D as it was being made. The sense of depth, dimensionality, and perspective is astonishingly successful, though, relatively restrained from screen-puncturing gimmicks. Spatial relationships of people and objects against vast landscapes and distant horizons is striking. Characterizations are incredibly realistic, with convincing shapely volume depiction's and spatial interplays. Whether during quieter scenes or rambunctious battle scenes, the sense of depth and scale is absolutely realistic. The feeling conveyed is one of “you are there” as an invisible observer. As was the case in the last release, occasionally, a sword, fluttering bird, or swinging ax extends out of the screen, but still this negative parallax view never is a distraction. Throughout the viewing experience the integrity of the 3D is never compromised. As for the elements comprising the picture, color fidelity is exceptional, with lush Shire greens, glowing browns and oranges, blue skies, blazing flames, lifelike fleshtones, and complexly deep blacks providing the imaginative stylization. Contrast is excellent, with solid blacks and natural shadow detail evidenced throughout. Resolution and clarity is exceptional as well, no doubt due to the original master photography captured at 48 frames per second at 5K resolution. The human eye sees 60 frames per second, so 48 frames gives the viewer more of what they would actually see in the real world. Fine detail is evident in facial features, creatures, hair, costumes, and objects. Such nuanced resolution enhances the sense of realism and transport to the worlds of Middle-earth. The imagery is impressively pristine, without artifacts such as ringing, aliasing, macroblocking, banding, noise, and crosstalk. This is without reservation one of the finest 3D native presentations to be experienced. Jackson has ensured optimum quality of presentation by spreading the storytelling over two Blu-ray Discs™. This is a true reference-quality picture and a MUST HAVE for one's Blu-ray Disc library.

Had the extended 3D set already but I have every release of the middle earth films and these were on sale so I had to

My favorite hobbit movie! Stephen Colbert has a small cameo appearance, not telling because spoilers.

This is the second part to Unexpected Journey. It is incredible and full of adventure and magical. A must have.

I’ve read the book several times and am excited this came out in Blu-Ray and 3D . Happy with the purchase