Labor Day ended early for me. My flight to Mexico City leaves tomorrow at 7:00 am from LAX so my choice was to wake up at 2:00 am to drive there, or do a hotel tonight and lose part of my day off. 2:00 am sounded gross so here I am, at the Hilton Garden Inn, blogging and doing homework. Even so, I have to get up at 3:45 am to get my car into the car park and then be at the International Terminal by 5:00 am. This is the unpleasant part about business travel. I'm always getting up at ridiculous hours of the night to catch a flight. Oh well, I have to think of the rewards of free vacation travel! That's pretty much what keeps me going.
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...
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