If you,like me, are a big fan of adventure, of lands unknown, of places uncharted, of sword fights...then, you'll enjoy The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey.
The movie tells us the story of Bilbo Baggins, you remember him? Uncle of Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings, as a young hobbit in Middle Earth. Bilbo is chosen by Gandalf, the grey to accompany 13 dwarves on a quest to recover their home, the Lonely Mountain(Erebor)
The movie, as we would have expected of any movie set in middle earth, has lots of ugly Orcs, Trolls, magic etc The surprise came in the form of Stone giants (the fight scene there was pretty cool), and monstrous doglike beasts. The movie was set sixty years before the first part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,and as a prequel to Lord of the Rings, it shows the first signs of Sauron's return, how Bilbo discovered the Ring of Rings in Gollum's home and introduces us to Gollum. We also meet the Elves of Rivendale
Some of the other returning characters in the movie are Saruman the white, Frodo Baggins and Lord Elron.
The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, like the Fellowship of the Rings is the first part of a trilogy, the characters are no where near fully developed but that would be because the story's central character is Bilbo Baggins supported by Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the dwarves. The fights scenes weren't bad either, I especially liked the last two, where they had to battle the trolls and orcs almost simultaneously.
Any Lord of the Rings fan won't be able to help comparing the two movies and might be a little disappointed, there was way too much talk and not enough action. If however, you've been wishing for a chance to visit Middle Earth on another adventure, its definitely a good experience.
I will rate this one a 6.5 and hope The Desolation of Smaug (2nd part) and There and Back Again will fare far better(3rd part)! Luckily its still showing at the cinemas so catch it today at The Silverbird Cinemas, Genesis Deluxe Cinema and Ozone Cinemas
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