

The MPAA isn't the most consistent organization when it comes to rating movies anyway, and they've struck plenty of deals with studios when hoping to land a certain rating before the movie hits theaters.įor now, count me intrigued to see what's been added to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but likely not enough to go sit through the extended edition in theaters. maybe told the MPAA they wouldn't mind if they got an R-rating for the final Hobbit movie, just to turn some heads. I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I wouldn't be surprised if Warner Bros. It's the same logic behind releasing an unrated cut or a director's cut (though the latter is sometimes a motivation from the filmmaker rather than the studio).

Pictures, New Line and MGM want you to think so that you're inclined to go see what all the fuss is about when the extended edition hits theaters in October and also home video in November. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.So it begs the question, what has Peter Jackson added to The Battle of the Five Armies in order to amp the rating up to an R? But that's likely exactly what Warner Bros. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain.Īs darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. But there are even greater dangers ahead.

Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R.
