With what began as an 'Unexpected Journey' for Bilbo Baggins, which turned into an adventure in 'The Desolation of Smaug', finally comes to an end with 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies', premiering Dec. 17, 2014.

As the last installment of 'The Hobbit' series is concluded, it will also mark the last time that director Peter Jackson will meddle with Tolkien's works. On that note, this final trilogy film comes seventeen years after he first received the rights to direct the first 'Lord of the Rings' movie.

With regards to spoilers, the movie picks up right where the 'Desolation of Smaug' film left off and does not attempt to re-introduce any of the characters in the movie.

It begins at the part where the dragon Smaug is laying waste to Lake-town, with only Luke Evans character, Bard the Bowman, trying to defend his town and townspeople, while Thorin, played by Richard Armitage, is back at the castle, which he and the dwarves have now regained control of, but he is consumed by "dragon-sickness," a condition that made him hungry for gold and riches.

Then the film is a tad tame as the relationship between the dwarf Kili, played by Aidan Turner, and Evangeline Lilly's Tauriel, develops, as well as in scenes where Alfrid (Ryan Gage) tries to abandon his cowardly ways and get into the good graces of Bard.

Moviegoers will note that time time around, the comic relief in the film is short-lived as the series once again dives into a deeper and darker journey as the story progresses.

Meanwhile, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) is still imprisoned in an iron cage in Sauron's ruined fortress as Elrond, Saruman and Galadriel, played by Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee and Cate Blanchett respectively, turn up like a "beautifully gowned" superhero team to face Sauron.

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), on the other hand, has not much to do in the scenes and was consigned to a peripheral role, as Jackson focused on fight scenes throughout the movie.

By the end of the film, armies of dwarves, elves and humans will converged on Erebor, with a horde of Orcs threatening to converge with them.

Despite all the loose ends the film may have had, the Independent described it as the "strongest and boldest end" to the trilogy, and a fitting end to series has spanned more than a decade.

The movie is relatively shorter than its predecessors because Jackson did not include any introductory narration in the beginning of the film, instead, he started it off with full-on action.