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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was a great ride back into Middle Earth. I was not expecting this to be just another Lord Of The Rings style movie and Peter Jackson did a wonderful job portraying his view of the first part of this story in a unique way while leaving no doubt that this is Tolkien. Despite a few straying scenes away from the original story anyone familiar with the story would agree that all in all it followed the plot of the book well. The only real criticisms I have for the film is the CGI, some of it seemed out of place and I think some make up would have been a better fit. The Goblin king to me seemed out of place and did not blend cohesively with other successful animated characters of the film like Gollum. Something else that seemed out of place was costumes. All in all it was a job well done but some things just stood out and looked weird no matter how many times I saw it (Bofurs hat!). All said I really liked this movie and will watch it many many times to come. I cannot wait to see the rest!
