As a side note to earlier posts, I now have 3 fruit plates in my room! As I was blogging the fruit plate guy stopped by to stock me up yet again! So far I've eaten 2 bananas, 1 kiwi, and one plum. It's always a risk in Egypt so you can never eat the skins of the fruit and you just have to hope for the best with the rest. I was hungry and decided that the Hyatt didn't want to make me sick so I went for it.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
Okay, at first I was jealous over the museum but then the no beer thing got me past wanting to be there! ;)
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