This is extremely late but it's still in theaters so.... go see it or somethin'...
To start off I loved this movie, the action, the characters, the additions to the story, and most importantly the cinematography were all fantastic. I did however have a few problems with some of the fighting sequences. To me they all seemed a little too goofy, fans of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy know that the fight scenes all throughout those films were nothing short of stunning. But in The Unexpected Journey we get a little too much comedy, maybe it's because everyone is too short.
The dwarves are all lovable, however not entirely developed. Only some of them have lines and Thorin is the only one with a back story. But remember we do still have 2 more films to come. Thorin Oakenshield has to be my favorite, with an incredible back story and a perfect performance from Richard Armitage. Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin Freeman, is the most masterly portrayed character in the entire film, Freeman delivers an astonishing and very entertaining performance and of course Ian McKellan returns again as Gandalf and naturally is incredible....
But enough about the characters!!
There were a lot of disgruntled fans when news came out that The Hobbit would be filmed in a higher definition (it made it look like a soap opera). But during my viewing I really didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, except for some CGI on Gandalf's face to make him look younger. The wide landscape shots were still as beautiful as the LOTR Trilogy and the set design was basically orgasmic.
The plot was fantastic, I was never bored with any scene, even during my second viewing. The additions to the original story were actually very clever and were obviously done to connect this new Hobbit Trilogy to the Lord of the Rings (I won't mention them in case you haven't seen it).
All in all I give this movie a 9.2 out of 10. The only reason I didn't give this a 10 is because of it's goofiness within more dramatic parts. Yes, The Hobbit is extremely lighthearted but it still balances it's emotional tone whereas this film does not.
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