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Ringer Reviews - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


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Durance Wiel

Midwest
United States
Date Posted: 2012-12-25
Tolkien Fan Level: 9
Film Format Seen? 2D 24 fps
Will view again in a different format? Yes
Rings!

Pete Jackson got this first part of the Hobbit right - the proper mix of gravitas and whimsy appropriate to this very strange children's book. The movie in 2D 24fps was gourgous - scenes that could have been difficult to film or obnoxious actually worked. I loved the Dwarves' breakfast - a proper mix of silliness and threat. That Jackson actually got the songs to work was amazing - he even got the incredibly lame 'invention of golf joke' to work.
Only downside, to many battles - that is Jackson's weakness.
Gollum was perfect.
Love Radaghast (Oh to imagine what could have been done with Bombadil in the LOTR if Jackson had only dared)

A five start movie.

The Ratings
The Other Ratings
Martin Freeman 's performance as Bilbo Baggins?
Richard Armitage 's performance as Thorin?
The Overall representation of The Dwarves ?
Andy Serkis' performance as Gollum?
Ian McKellen's performance as Gandalf?
Bilbo's retelling of the history of Erebor and of Thror/Thrain/Thorin
The Eagles rescue sequence?
The Goblin King ?
Initial impression of Thranduil?
Hugo Weaving's performance as Elrond?
Radagast's portrayal in the movie?
The representation of Goblintown?
Cate Blanchett's performance as Galadriel?
The Bag End Supper scene?
The scene of the Trolls?
The representation of the Arkenstone?
The Stone Giants?
Escape from the Goblin cave?
Riddles in the Dark scene?
The return to Rivendell?
The attack on the party by the Wargs
The first glimpses of Smaug?
The ending of the movie; in regards to leading well into the next film, and serving as a good ending point.
The overall pace of the film
Peter Jackson's vision in bringing the Hobbit to the big screen.






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