Download Hobbit The Battle Of Five Armies
Morgana Castrillo
.... some digging later, yes I'm correct on the first point: -bros-cancels-lego-the-hobbits-five-armies-dlc I can't find any definitive source of them saying it would be a DLC to begin with, but that seems to be implied. Here's the WB quote itself, if you don't feel like fishing it up out of literally every Google hit for "lego the hobbit battle of five armies DLC"
Well we've come at last to the mountain, to the titular battle of the five armies, and to the end of the road both for Bilbo and his motley band of dwarves, and for the Peter Jackson era of the Middle-earth saga.
There we have it. The five armies refer to the Goblins, Wolves, Elves, Men and Dwarves. Case closed? Well, not quite.
What about the Eagles who turn the tide? Considering their appearance represents the great eucatastrophic moment of the battle surely they deserve to be counted amongst the five? Apparently not. And what of Beorn? Although he arrives alone at the last hour, he plays a key role in retrieving the injured Thorin and killing Bolg of the North.
These jottings suggest that at this point the five armies referred only to those groups fighting the forces of evil, and that there would be a combined total of seven armies. It was only in writing the final chapters that the tale familiar to us emerges (the Third Phase manuscript, p. 670):
Parents need to know that The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the final (and most violent) installment in director Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel -- and, as the title suggests, it features the biggest battle sequences of the trilogy. The most like The Lord of the Rings, this finale is all about epic confrontations: between Thorin Oakenshield who has finally reclaimed the mountain kingdom of Erebor for the dwarves, the elves and humans who want their rightful share of his treasure, and Sauron's orc army that's a threat to them all. This movie has the highest body count in the trilogy; all of the armies sustain losses, and many characters -- primary, secondary, and extras -- die, either in battle (via arrows, axes, swords) or from dragon fire. Some of the death scenes are brutal and particularly sad or disturbing, but ultimately this is a must-see for any family that has already seen the first two Hobbit films. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
Smaug the dragon was one of the more successful parts of the second movie, and though he's shot down by Bard about five minutes into Battle of the Five Armies, his torching of Laketown is probably the third film's best action sequence. That's really bad, because this movie is called "Battle of the Five Armies" and it's mostly action sequence. Well, it's mostly action sequence once you wade through the endless parade of scenes where leaders marshal their armies for the action sequence.
Upon the arrival of Azog's massive orc forces, Dáin Ironfoot rallies his troops and leads about 800 Dwarven warriors to battle against the Orc armies first while the Dwarven Rams remained behind and stopped fighting the elves until they were ready to engage the actual enemy. The dwarves set up a shieldwall and stand their ground as the orcs charge toward them in a massive wave. Before the orcs collide with the dwarves, Thranduil dispatches several hundred of his elf-warriors to launch a surprise frontal attack. The distraction is enough for the dwarves to break their shieldwall and charge into the ranks of the orcs with lowered spears. Dáin on his armored war hog and Thranduil on his giant stag fight in the front ranks, slaying dozens of orc warriors in the process. The Dwarven Cavalry charge as well along with the rest of the elves. Dáin signals the rest of the Dwarves to engage.
The film's title refers to the climactic battle of the same name between the Men of Lake-town, the Elves of Mirkwood, the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, the Orc armies from both Dol Guldur and Gundabad, and the Great Eagles.
The next day, the Elf army and the armed people of Lake-town gather at the entrance of the Lonely Mountain. Thranduil and Bard ride at the front, where Thorin threatens to kill them if they get any closer. Bard unveils the Arkenstone at the gates of Erebor. Thorin refuses to believe them, thinking it was a ruse, until Bilbo reveals he gave it to them. Bilbo admits he wanted to give it to Thorin, but nonetheless, chides the dwarf for letting Greed corrupt him and cloud his judgement. Enraged, Thorin orders the Dwarves to throw Bilbo from the Rampart, which they refuse. Thorin instead decides to kill Bilbo himself. Luckily, Gandalf approaches at the front with Bard and Thranduil, telling Thorin to return the hobbit to him. The other Dwarves hold off their leader so Bilbo can escape down the wall to Gandalf. Then, a Dwarf army under Dáin Ironfoot arrives and is about to attack the Elves on Thorin's call, but Azog sends one branch of his army to attack Dáin's force. While Thranduil assists Dáin's army, Azog sends the rest of his forces to attack Dale with Bilbo, Gandalf, Bard, and the other Elves coming to its defense. Gandalf, Thranduil, Bard, and Dáin do the best they can to hold off the Orc armies as more and more come, killing more Dwarves, men, and Elves. Meanwhile, Alfrid takes a pile of treasure and escapes the battlefield, with Bard permitting him to do so.
The finale of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, wraps up Bilbo Baggins' epic journey across Middle-earth and sets the stage for The Lord of the Rings. But who exactly are the five armies? Between author J.R.R. Tolkien's novel and Jackson's films, the answer isn't so simple.
Tolkien specifies the five forces in his writing: "So began a battle that none had expected; and it was called the Battle of Five Armies, and it was very terrible. Upon one side were the Goblins and the Wild Wolves, and upon the other were Elves and Men and Dwarves." The Elves were the Silvan Elves of Mirkwood, and the Men were from the nearby Lake-town. The Dwarves were a combination of Thorin and his company and the Dwarves of the Iron Hills. Note, however, that when Tolkien writes "Goblins" in The Hobbit, he's actually referring to Orcs.
Keep in mind there were other figures involved in the conflict, including Gandalf, Beorn the skin-changer, and Frodo Baggins, although none of them counts as an army. That's why the answer to the simple question "What are the five armies?" is not so straightforward. The most honest answer is that the five armies are the Men, Elves, Orcs, Dwarves and the Eagles. However, the real answer depends on which source you consult, Tolkien or Jackson, and even they can't seem to get the combatants straight.
Both Tolkien and Peter Jackson left out the Eagles in their description of the battle, even though several hundred of them joined in the last stretch to fight against the Orcs. In addition, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and the skin-changer Beorn also played a role in the battle, but they had not been officially listed among the five armies.
An additional, "second-hand" (as it comes from the movie promotional campaign, instead of directly from the movie production team) evidence supporting this theory: Warner Bros Italy, using the official (italian) twitter account for the movie, held a contest asking twitter users to show their support to one of the five armies using specific hashtags:
In the movie they seem to be using 2 armies of Orcs. One from Moria which are the first Orc army to arrive on the battleground and the second, the Orcs from Gundabag, as the second army of Orcs attacking from the North.
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