As someone who doesn't care for the franchise, but loves film dearly, this was enjoyable for its technical aspects, but utterly boring and bland as far as content goes.
It looked absolutely stunning, it was cast well and it had great sound design - but the tacky bombast, weak plot(based on a weak children's novel - not 9 hour film trilogy material) and questionable direction ultimately bring it down.
Watched this in 2D, 24FPS and loved it!
Honestly, I don't give a **** about the critics on ANY of "The Hobbit" movies.
I love Bilbo and those damn dwarves with all my heart, all my soul, all my being. They're my BABIES!!!
What a great movie much better then I expected!
Don't like it, saw the 24fps 2D version, it have almost nothing in common with the book and the CG are a bit poor in some landscapes (at least at the begining), the movie entertains for sure but I expected more.
I'll wait for the blurays to see the other 2.
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As a HUGE fan of Lord of The Rings I have some mixed feelings about this movie and this Trilogy in general.
The movie has its positive points (many of them), the best part of this Trilogy is without a doubt Martin Freeman, his acting is flawless and he owns the character of Bilbo, his comedic timing and his dramatic bits are all perfect and he made the (Riddles in The Dark) scene everything I wanted!
All the other actors are great (Gandalf is amazing of course), the soundtrack is beautiful, the visuals are beautiful and I wasn't surprised since this IS made by Peter Jackson and we all saw LOTR!
But as I said this movie also has many negatives, first of all the RUNTIME, 2hr and 49 minutes is just too long! everything is just slow and gets kind of repetitive, and they had to add way too many pointless filler just to make it long, Radagast is useless (some people call him Jar Jar Binks and I kind of agree), the Azog plotline is one of the things that I absolutely disliked throughout this entire Trilogy, CGI orcs and goblins were just not scary enough (I loved orcs in LOTR when it was all makeup and they actually looked scary and real).
I guess I could talk for hours about this movie, but these were the most important things that I just HAD to mention.
I loved the LoTR trilogy movies so when I saw someone watching (what I presumed was) the second Hobbit film on a flight recently, I couldn't help but peek every so often. The visuals and action looked interesting, so now that I'm back on the ground I thought I'd give The Hobbit a shot. Within the first 10 minutes, I actually thought I must have been spying on the first Hobbit film in flight because the whole Smaug intro gave me deja vu... two hours later however, I realised I was wrong; I'd have to wait for the sequel to see all of the interesting things I'd seen over my fellow passenger's shoulder.
The Hobbit looked fantastic, contained decent acting, and a fairly safe script but it really was just a prologue to the next film. Having only seen and not heard the middle 45-60 minutes of Desolation of Smaug, I can still see why this first film was necessary but... as a standalone film, it's fairly unfulfilling. Even as I'm typing this, I'm thinking I could have just skipped the movie and had someone tell me the back story over a pint in 10 minutes so I could just move on to the next one. Movie, that is - not pint.
I've never read the books, so maybe this movie isn't really targeted at me. I hope the Tolkien fans enjoyed it at least. And I hope Martin Freeman wins the "Best Martin Freeman being Martin Freeman Performance" award at some point in the future. I really do.
OK, so I've now seen the movie about half a dozen times... Twice the theatrical cut and 4 times the extended version.
Overall it's a pretty decent film, not quite up there with the LotR trilogy though... However I was prepared to give it some benefit of the doubt due to it being the first of a trilogy.
That said... there are some real issues with the movie that cannot be overlooked. Some ropey CGI, scenes that go on and on far too long. Loads and loads of stuff thrown in just for the sake of it and that doesn't add to the movie as a whole.
I did like the transition at the beginning of the movie, a kinda recap of the LotR movies a reminder to the audience with a nod and wink. It's kept light hearted enough to work rather well... But I did gripe at the fact that it shows (old) Bilbo just starting to write his adventures down, on the very same day of the party... when we all saw that he had just finished it on that same day in the LotR trilogy... A minor point, but one that grates with me all the same... sloppy writing.
The gathering of the dwarves is done well, and it was nice to see the songs in there... but the whole clearing up and throwing the plates and stuff about was really shockingly bad CGI... I mean it looked like something from 15-20yrs ago... You know how you re-watch a movie from 10 or more years ago, and can pick out the CGI so clearly like it's jumping out of the screen because technology has moved on so much that what you are now used to is so much better... that the old stuff looks horrible in comparison. That's just what the whole scene reminded me of.. Terrible to watch and it really ruins what should be a funny little moment.
I risk going through the entire movie at this rate... so let's drag this back into a shorter review.
There are moments when I really love the additions that fill out the back story to the characters, the use of things from the Silmarillion and the LotR appendices really do add to the overall story most of the time. Yet there are scenes in The Hobbit book that are merely mentioned in a couple of lines (such as the stone giants) that are stretched out into entire scenes that simply don't flow well at all (like the stone giants again).
Overall the movie lacks decent pacing, 40% of the CGI looks dodgy and it's really hard to sit through the entire movie, let alone the extended version.
But... all of that can be forgiven because when taken as a whole... The quality of the cast is fantastic, the acting is superb, the visuals (ropey CGI aside) are stunning, the backdrop of NZ is wonderful and the attention to detail is mind blowing. After sitting through about 9hrs of extras and hearing why things were done the way they were, how the created the sets, how the cast got along... It only enhances the viewers perception of the movie itself.
But... those damn giant eagles man... saving the day yet again and not flying them all the way there... That annoyed me in LotR and it annoys me now. :)
Phenomenal and epic in every way and a perfect prequel to TLOTR.
What's more to say except this universe is the absolute best fantasy magical universe there is and to see it all on screen play out, well theirs really quite nothing like it.
This was unexpectedly good. I was surprised at how quickly this nearly three hour movie flew by. There's a lot of CGI but given the Fantasy aspect, it was almost perfectly used. The character of Bilbo Baggins is very likable and of course, Gandalf is the center that everything truly revolves around.
I had heard and read that this film is loaded with filler, but I really considered it to be smaller stories within a larger one. Kind of a Fantasy anthology. I still don't know why Gandalf doesn't just whip up his moth/eagles and fly everyone to their destinations but I suppose that doesn't make for much of an adventure.
This is a much better start to "The Hobbit" trilogy than I expected and I'm looking forward to the remaining films in the series.
Peter Jackson returns to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The story follows a young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who is recruited to join a band of dwarves that are on a quest to reclaim their ancestral home in the Lonely Mountain from a dragon named Smaug. Unfortunately Jackson veers significantly from the novel in an attempt to expend the material to include elements from The Lord of the Rings appendices, and as a result several parts of the film feel extraneous. However, it’s able to remain engaging through intense action sequences and strong performances. Additionally, the special effects and musical score are excellently done, and really help to enhance the film. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey isn’t at the level of The Lord of the Rings, but it’s well-craft f and has an epic feel to it.
I’ve not seen this magnificent work from (peter Jackson) since it hit the cinema and I’ve got to say it was even better the second time around and can’t get enough of the whole franchise with it’s excellent casting and effects along with It’s beautiful soundtracks.
More running around, less huge ork fights :/ But overall a good movie!
Simple, "effective" as a prequel, with a great photography and very addictive. Can't wait for The Desolation of Smaug.
Wow. Saw this movie yesterday here in Germany. Beautiful pictures, great story and an overall amazing movie. This is easily the BEST MOVIE OF 2012 !!
Beautiful Cinematography, Ian McKellen is a damn good actor!
It is great to have more time in Middle Earth but it can't live up to LotR, which set the bar to an impossible level. Still I enjoy my time with this movie.
Fetch the stick Willowwww!!!!!... madmartigan... madmartigan
When I was in middle school, I tried to get into the world of Middle-Earth, after our class read a scripted adaptation of The Hobbit. However, I couldn't get into the books or the movies; not only did I find them rather long and tedious, but, my entertainment forms of choice were television shows and Nintendo video gaming, not flicks or novels. I rediscovered reading right at the end of my junior year of high school thanks to the Star Wars expanded universe, but, it wasn't until many years later that I tried reading Tolkien again...and, I ended up enjoying it.
After that, I decided to give the films another go; instead of starting with Fellowship of the Ring, though, I went in chronological order and began with the first Hobbit installment. The movie really drew me in; even though I was watching it in small installments on my iPad, it kept me involved, and I'm eager to start the next installment, which I thankfully have on Blu-Ray and DVD. Fans of fantasy film epics should definitely check this one out.
I´m probably one of the few who hadn´t seen this already. So now I did and it´s visually one of the nicest movies which I had expected it to be. Filming on location gives those movies so much more realism. But after seeing the first LotR I was mesmerized and I am missing that here. It didn´t blew me away. That could be attributed to the fact that the technical part is not magic anymore and after all it is only the first part. So I reserve judgement until I´ve seen them all.
I loved the movie, it's wonderful
A dark, intense start of what will be an amazing trilogy.
To me a great movie! But... 3 parts? Really? All the unnecessarie little details in the movie? Really?
Aside that I really enjoyed the first part.
I have found some things that really irritates me in this movie and it is the details. The first super annoying thing is before they find the trolls Bilbo spoke of in the lord of the rings. Look at the horses in that scene before the trolls. They are just static models. I mean how hard would it had been to just have the real thing there since they have them in the next scene. It really REALLY annoys me for some reason. Then at the goblin cave fight they use the EXACT same sound effect as they have now used in both the return of the king AND the two towers. That also REALLY annoys me. It gotta be one of the most abused sound effects ever and guess what. That exact same audio effect is also used in part two of the Hobbit and I am guessing they abuse it even more and have it yet again in the third. I mean it would cost like 1$ to do a different falling/death audio cut but they have now used it on men falling from the walls of Gondor and at the walls of Helm's deep, for goblins falling in this movie and elfs falling in the second Hobbit movie. Just wanted to put that out there because it is extremely annoying to hear the same sound effect over and over when you recognize it from somewhere else and in this movie in places where it doesn't even make sense. When would a goblin scream like a man of Gondor when falling/dying? Also the soundtrack for the final fight. It is not a dejavu it is also reused which annoyed me through the whole final fight :( I think this first Hobbit movie was entertaining but had too many things that made it fall into the uncanny valley of movies for me and I could not really experience the world as in the LOTR trilogy. I was only a witness in an audience. Last I just want to say that for me the second Hobbit movie was excellent and more entertaining than this one and felt more real while also having more originality.
It is difficult for someone who is a huge fan of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy to watch this with an objective eye, but another near 3 hour film spent in the world of Middle Earth is time well spent. The casting is excellent, in particular Freeman and Armitage, and whilst there are many cameos from the previous films, they are sufficient to not call too much attention to themselves and form an integral part of the story. This is largely due to Jackson's decision to add to the central story of Bilbo's quest with additional material and it remains to be seen how effective this will turn out to be as many elements are left unresolved. There is a certain familiarity to some of the beats in the film which do echo aspects of the Rings films, but Jackson's camera is constantly on the move, revelling in the beautiful open landscapes or intricately designed sets the characters journey through. Shore adds to his original music with another stirring theme that recurs throughout the film. Roll on Part 2!!!
I enjoyed this much more than the Rings movies. Much better pacing, better characters and overall Fun instead of boredom.
In rings, Frodo was a such depressive character it dragged the whole show down. The relationship between the hobbits was almost nauseating how forced it felt, and overall the whole saga simply dragged.
But here, the melodrama is kept to a minimum, the chit chat limited to what's important, and everything feels alive and exciting. Well done.
Undoubtedly another excellent cinematography from Peter Jackson. For a movie adaptation of The Hobbit, a children novel, this movie gets it right: a light tone, rich visuals, and exciting adventure.
It may gets a tad slow in some sequences, and there is a slight lacking of suspension of disbelief, but considering its source material, overall this movie is one enjoyable adaptation. Extended part of the story also serves as bonus point for those who are immersed in the world of the Middle Earth.
The only thing I feel this movie lacks the most is in the soundtrack. It has an immersive composition actually, but seems to be highly repetitive and may get boring at times. The soundtrack uses similar instrumentation (brass section) and lacks variation unlike the LoTR trilogy.
every second, every speech and every scene with bilbo had everything and all I ever wanted to experience in a movie. gandalf and bilbo, together with all the other characters...the magical concoction to touch and warm my heart like never before.
More of an 8.5- bit stretched, but loved the quality from extra frames, well worth a see if you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I had high expectations of this movie and it delivered. The actors are great and I liked the hobbits even more than I expected. This one is just as good as LOTR. I don't get why people found it long and boring. It was not long enough for me and the visions are stunning!
I have to say that I'm not in the group of the big fans of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, I didn't read the books, I'm not into all of that Middle Earth terms, but I enjoyed it and I really admire all of the work done in the trilogy. Peter Jackson surely made a great piece of cinematic art and he deserves all of the recognition of it.
I think The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey wasn't and will not be as dark and dramatic as LOTR was, and I think that's cool! After all the central character is Bilbo Baggins and it should be a more relaxed story, more like Bilbo so to speak.
I was for watching it since it came out and I never did, until yesterday and I have to say that I loved it! I had such a great time, it was so much fun! Amazing!
Martin Freeman is perfect to play Bilbo Baggins and the rest of the cast is also great.
No doubt that J. R. R. Tolkien created an extraordinary world and Peter Jackson made all of this Middle Earth world come to life, once again.
I wish I had seen it on the big screen. I am sure that I will go see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug at the theatre.
Movie is awesome, but it was bad idea to split 1 book in 3 films
Very good would watch over and over again. Very enjoyable
It was amazing!!!!!! It's like the beginning movie of lord of the rings this movie should be the real first movie for it....
Way too long, I fall asleep 3 times, looks like its never gonna END!!
Settings is good but story is slow. The movie couldve been cut by 1 hr and wouldve still been good! Not bad, though.
The added bits where unexpected, but nice.
Poor pacing, shallow, far too long and almost entirely boring. Far too much time looking the part rather than playing the part.
Bilbo describes this experience perfectly in Fellowship;
“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”
There is no way that this should be a trilogy. The only Unexpected Journey will be if I bother to watch the next two.
The only plus was that Martin Freeman is very good and there's another brilliant performance by Andy Serkis as Gollum.
Throughly disappointing.
6/10 - it would have been 5 if not for the 'riddle' scene, which itself was far too protracted.
i saw the 3d hfr version. wow. love it or hate it its like nothing that you have seen before. it truly didnt feel as long as it was. i wasnt really sure what to expect i isolated myself as much as possible from any media about it other than the absolute basics. i was impressed. pleasant mix of action and "walking". my kids, 10 and 12, sat through the movie twice, about a week apart, with no complaints.
i do want to say that i was afraid at about the 20 min mark that i had made a bad move. i started feeling a bit motion sick. (i cannot play fps games because i end up in the fetal position in about a half hour cos im so nauseous.) it thankfully subsided after about 10 mins. i dont know if its a "thing" or im just the oddball (probably), but i would say to keep it in mind.
Oh dear! I loved the book on which this film (& 2 others) have been based. I was introduced to it aged about 8 and that is its target demographic; sub-teen. There is also enough in the original tale to keep adults reading it as a primer for the Lord of the Rings. But it is just that; a relatively short, engaging story for children. This travesty isn't even close to capturing that essence.
There is just about enough material for 1 film in the original. That is stretched to breaking point even in this first instalment of 3, for goodness' sake; the second does fail almost entirely to stick to the plot & the 3rd doesn't have one. Then you can get extended versions..... 9+ hours.......
Elements from the appendices to LotR are included & entire sections of narrative (& some characters) are not in Tolkien's manuscript. At all. Anywhere. For some reason, Thorin's motivation, being in the book to restore his heritage, is given a whole different twist, that of gold for gold's sake. Greed.
So what are we to conclude? Peter Jackson wasn't content to rest on his laurels or even to deign to consider treating a much-loved classic with some respect. Instead, we are presented with 'LotR lite' in direction, style and execution. Both his lack of imagination and a total inability to move on are pitiful. The results are simply not worth your time.
Love the books, love the movies
Really good movie, watched the extended cut for the first time and I liked seeing more scenes. The music is beautiful.
I love love love the book and in that point of view I find the movies a bit too serious but I also understand they couldn't keep it as fun/ aimed at children after the more serious LotR trilogy.
The efforts were all thrown into recreating the thrill ride we had in the Lord of the Rings, and we end up with nothing new and nothing more.
so is this technically a musical
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a visual masterpiece. The attention to detail and the seamless blend of practical effects with CGI transport you to the heart of Tolkien's universe. I don't understand the mixed reviews this film received compared to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This film provides the same magic, creativity, and epic storytelling that made The Lord of the Rings a cinematic landmark. Yes, The Hobbit may have a different tone than The Lord of the Rings, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable or deserving of praise. It explores a more lighthearted side of Tolkien's works, which complements the darker themes of its predecessor.
While opinions may vary, I find it to be a worthy addition to the legacy of Middle-earth, providing a captivating journey that stays true to the core of Tolkien's universe.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first film in a new trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, which adapts J.R.R. Tolkien's 300-page novel of the same name. The film follows Bilbo Baggins as he joins a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim their homeland, the Lonely Mountain, from the dragon Smaug. The movie takes liberties with the source material and the results are mixed. The film has a slow start with a lot of exposition and juvenile humor, but it improves as the adventure progresses. The visuals and aesthetic are similar to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and the 48fps framerate at times gives the film a TV-like feel. Martin Freeman's performance as Bilbo is strong, and his scene with Gollum is a standout moment. However, most of the dwarves are not given much development. The film is a solid, if not spectacular, starting point for the trilogy.
"An adventure? No, I don't imagine anyone west of Bree would have much interest in adventures. Nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable things. Make you late for dinner."
Not near as bad as I remembered. Last time I watched this I almost fell asleep, and that is coming from someone who loves LOTR dearly. There are some beautiful shots and colors in this, but definitely feels a little more videogamey and the story seemed stretched out a bit.
After all these years finally watching the LOTR movies. I have read all the books so i'm going in knowing the movies will deter from them a bit. So far it tracks well, good acting, good special effects. I disagree with some that same it moved along a bit slow but think a good fantasy story does that. I dislike the traveling being skipped and characters are magically telported to their desitnation. There's a story within the story
I do actually like this more than LotR. It's lighter, has less of the bad characters (just a bit of Gollum is left), and it does of course look better given the additional 10 years of technological advancements.
What I like most are the beautiful landscape scenes, especially the ones with vibrant colors - they just look so stunning! (Not quite as stunning as I remember them from the cinema but it's still pretty on a 4K screen.)
I guess I'll have to visit Middleearth/Newsealand at some point (I've heared that it's as awesome from a few friends that went hiking there after watching the "The Hobbit" triology).
They're escapes are often quite surreal (as in LotR) but as Gandalf said: "Well all good stories deserve embellishment."
I love that they've reused the awesome theme of the LotR soundtrack - it's so good! And that new song "Misty Mountains" of the Dwarves is great as well <3
There were also lots of funny lines and jokes :)
And those eagles at the end are badass!
Forgot how good Martin Freeman was until I watched this again.
GOOD
My first time watching The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey is in the theater the year when the movie is released. As a teenager who was not often going to the cinema, it was such an experience. The visuals and the music felt so perfect to experience. Now, I watch this movie again with lower expectations because how my opinion could change if I rewatch it. Hearing a lot of negative reviews about The Hobbit franchise is also one of the reasons I lower my expectation. But honestly is not as bad as I expected would be.
Surely it is a bit worse than the first time I watched it but The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey is still a fun journey movie. After rewatching it I could see some writing in this movie but I'm glad it is not fully destroying the entertainment. Some people are disappointed in The Hobbit probably because they have high expectations for The Hobbit has the same quality as The Lords of the Rings trilogy. I get it if they are disappointed because The Hobbit is much more unmatured in terms of writing compares to The Lord of the Rings. Sure we could see some similarities in the technical level of this movie such as the music, but The Hobbit is a more child-oriented movie.
I said The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey is a child-oriented movie because of how easy the protagonist goes through the obstacle that they have. It felt unbelievable they could finish their half journey in this movie without any casualties. There are some scenes in that I'm pretty sure those characters should be dead. They fell to the rocks like it was nothing more than a sponge. It lowers the stakes and made this movie less enjoyable than it should be. Also, Gandalf's character is too powerful without proper development. He several times came out of nowhere to save the day and it felt like deus ex machina. It is a term for when the protagonist easily avoids their dead in a very difficult situation.
There is much bad writing in this movie but let's focus on the good parts. This movie is so suitable to watch with family or kids because of how adventurous it feels. The action is entertaining with a bunch of simple yet effective editing. The music also helps a lot and it has nostalgic nuance from it because some of the tones are from The Lords of The Rings' music. In the short, The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey is not as bad as people said but also don't expect too much from it.
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Maybe a little slow to begin with but this is my favourite movie of the series!
The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012
The Desolation of Smaug (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-2013
The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014
Its took me a long while to get around to watching this, I went in not expecting too much. But wow i was just drawn straight in, and no time to take a breath its just action all the way . didnt think alot of the chi in parts but maybe that's down to my tv . now I must do the directors cut. 8/10
Slow/stretched but an enjoyable adventure!
Of course off the level of its 'The Lord of the Rings' predecessors, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.
It has good lure to it, the plot is more than interesting, it features pleasant callbacks and - like LOTR - looks exquisite. As for the casting, I like 'em. Martin Freeman (Bilbo) is, like Elijah Wood, an actor I've always found hit-and-miss, but I really did enjoy Freeman's performance here - the humour is his usual schtick, though the rest of his showing is strong.
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) returns and is as much a joy to watch as before. None of the others, though all good, stand out massively, James Nesbitt (Bofur) does bring decent comedic stuff.
Hopefully the two sequels to this are just as fantastic!
Good beginning and not too much departure from the book in this one
It's beautiful, fun, exciting, funny, could have done with less goof rube goldberg action sequences, pretty much the same across the trilogy.
The Dwarfs are just super annoying it feels like a musical at times, some parts still give me the chills and the OG cast are fantastic again
Its good but this story is happend before Lord of the Rings, because Frodo have a ring and this ring was from Bilbo stoled from Gollum.
A pleasant start to what is an unnecessary trilogy to one book. With a lot added to drag on the story.
Either way the films are at least faithful to the Tolkein universe. Mostly everything added is from epilogues and short stories I believe. Except for Evangeline Lilly’s Elve character and her romance with a Dwarf.
Much lighter in tone than the preceding Lord of the Rings trilogy, this is more in line with a jaunty fairy tale than a fantasy epic. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing - that's how the source material reads and there's plenty of room in the genre - but it seems to be internally conflicted about that. It's constantly stretching and reaching for more serious, grandiose moments which seem out of place and extraneous. For the most part, though, it strikes the right chords and delivers a jolly, magical adventure that's plenty of fun to tag along with... even if it does grow long-winded in spots.
As an audio-visual showcase, it never stumbles. From sweeping landscape to stunning vista, breathtaking architectural relics to disgusting subterranean creatures, it runs a vast gamut and never ceases to amaze. For that reason alone, it's worth a long glimpse.
The plot does seem overstuffed and more than a little long, but it still feels like there was enough material here to justify three films, which was a concern going in. Adds nice depth to the original three films, although it wisely doesn't try to compete with them.
It is undoubtedly a great adventure of the Tolkein universe, but for nothing I think the worst has happened.
I've watched it again (this time extended edition on DVD). With additional scenes this movie doesn't loose it's speed. The good opening scenes which introduce us the main character aren't too long with it's funny, interesting and plot revealing scenes. When the journey begins it's getting better and better. Summarizing, we can tell that Jackson did his homework after the first part of the LotR when many said it could be done better (3 hour movie must have a lot of action to keep the viewer).
Not the best and is not as good as the original trilogy. The Stone Giant ("Thunder Battle") scene is ridiculous and unnecessary. Every time I watch this movie, this scene is painful. Almost everything about the Dwarves in Goblintown is soo overdone and over the top that it is almost unwatchable.
I had not seen her again since the movies. I still like, those scenes that link the Lord of the rings with music of the Lord of the rings
A nice movie taking us on a journey with young Bilbo. A bit long with some sloppy CGI but we have the pleasure to see some familiar faces such as Gollum entertaining us with his riddle game. This movie is an introduction to the new adventure we'll have in Middle-earth.
After the superb LotR trilogy, Peter Jackson's three-parted "The Hobbit" cannot reach the same level of greatness: the movies are to intent on being funny and depend to much on the fact that they are shot in 3D to be anything better than good (but not great), fun and entertaining action flicks.
3D HFR Marathon before the third movie!
Good movie overall. Had some slow moments, but that was to be expected. The ending sure made me want to watch the next one.
Yet another pointless movie, in the same pointless manners as "Lord of the rings".
No real plot, nothing interesting, bunch of men walking in woods during long sequence of special effects.
Mediocrity of shallowness, pure sadness for mind.
Complete waste of time!
I'm not into this franchise... But I love this movie.. For some odd reason..its visually rich!!!
I enjoyed great, but not exactly feel the atmosphere. Breaking the screening of three parts it was a bad idea. You can see that they have combined their plots.
I was bored( almost to death).
Hobbit's not LOTR, sure. The plot/effects/characters were all good. It's just that the !second part! of the movie made me want to commit suicide.
Long and very exhausting....
Decent movie, kind of long.
Awesome movie I watched all the movie u should to
Let me say right off that I liked this film. However, it has some serious issues. If you're expecting something on the level of the "Lord of the Rings" movies, don't. It's not anywhere near as good. The biggest problem is that there's way too much padding, which is likely the result of them turning one book into three movies. Even what are supposed to be exciting battle scenes rely on way too much padding and it gets drawn out to the point where you find yourself saying "Okay, next scene please." They added a lot to plot, both to its benefit and detriment. Enjoyable, just don't expect another LotR movie here.
The Hobbit a Fantasy story in the tolkien universe set to beocme a second trilogy of movies next to the "Lord of the Rings", it holds it own whilst people complain about the movie being too long, i personaly think this can be written of as poor judgement and not getting what you expect. People who see this movie could have guest that Peter Jackson, would take the time to reintroduce us to the tolkien universe. but more specifacly also the characters, Don't forget in The Hobbit an unexpected journey this drags on for about 30 mins, With the first lord of the ring movie, peter jackson took in my opinion about 70 % procent of the movie to set up his characters and the universe they occupy. I did enjoy this movie a couple of things, The Dwarven humor, Nice sets an great effects. And also for setting up several things for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It was nice seeing characters like (Saruman, Gandalf, Galadriel, elrond, Gollum) again being portrayed by the actors we loved from "lord of the rings". of course it was a joy to see "Andy Serkis", take another shot at gollum. The one thing i did miss a bit was the antagonistic role. whilst the idea of the white orc. was entertaining, i didn't found it qout menacing. Im looking forward to seeing how this trilogy will unfold. With fairness as start Peter Jackson did a decent job on it
As good as the other 3 movies.
Its nice movie, no more then that.. LOTR was much better
Great (over the top) fun
Not as good as previous movies. There are parts where the story REALLY drags, particularly at the beginning and at the middle. Also, more than a few references to previous character types, such as Viggo's LOTR character. This shouldn't be necessary. So not great, but not bad either.
I read the Hobbit as a kid and I'm really glad they're breaking it into several different movies. I thought they did a really good job on this film and can't wait to see the next one.
Good movie. Pleasantly surprised at how the additions have been blended in.
All I can say is that I can not wait for the next adventure....... Love love love
Loved it. Not quite LOTR standard but its the first in the tale so looking forward to what is yet to come. Felt strange with non-hobbit stories woven through. But still loved it.
Disappointing. Way too long
Shout by the_guy_with_the_hatBlockedParent2012-12-13T02:22:09Z
okay, let me get this straight: It's not the best movie ever. It's no LotR 2.
But: When the Movie starts and you just watch the first scene, you are IN the movie. Totally! Storytelling, smart pacing and a genius Ian McKellen. Also Martin Freeman as Bilbo is just lovley.
I watched the movie as a normal movie. no 480p and no 3d and i missed nothin.
Great Actors, great movie.
9/10