QuackingTroll
23, Cornwall
Date Posted: 2012-12-15
Tolkien Fan Level: 8
Film Format Seen? 2D 24 fps
Will view again in a different format? Yes
One for the fans, not for the critics
This isn't a movie that's going for gold. It's not trying to better the success of The Lord of the Rings, it's not even trying to equal it. An Unexpected Journey is simply here to celebrate it and in that it more than succeeds. It may have a few awkward or cheesy moments, and some say it drags in parts(although for me the time flew by!), but overall it's about having fun and rediscovering (or, for some, discovering) Middle-earth. The level of fun and nostalgia this movie offers is enough to keep any fan engaged, old or new.
The future installments are likely to turn much more serious and much more dark, and that's when I think we'll see a movie with the potential to live-up to the original trilogy. But as an introduction, this movie hits its mark with just the right atmosphere. It's fast, it's fun and it's over-the-top.
Richard Armitage 's performance as Thorin?
The Overall representation of
The Dwarves ?
Bilbo's retelling of the history of Erebor and of Thror/Thrain/Thorin
The Eagles rescue sequence?
Cate Blanchett's performance
as
Galadriel?
The representation of the
Arkenstone?
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