The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an excellent film, although not as good as the orignal LOTR. However, comparisons between the two are unnecessary, as they are two seperate films. I thought it was a very well-done movie, and enjoyed the lighter tone, but disliked the potty jokes and the unrealistic comedy. For instance, the Goblin King was a terrible attempt to humorize something unfunny. He should have been creepy, fat and disgusting, but he came across as a Shakespearean villian along the lines of an evil Falstaff. The addition of Azog was good, but he did not seem overly intelligent or scary. The creation of a villian for Thorin was smart, but the execution of that villian flopped, with Azog not seeming frightening like Lurtz or well- animated. All in all, The Hobbit: AUJ appears to be a good first step in what looks to be an excellent, if incomparable trilogy.

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