Furious adventure, humor, fantasy, and brilliant art design, no less could be expected from LOTR's director Peter Jackson. But I found even more than expected in this Journey: the thriling quality of the HFR 48fps in 3D was simply mindblowing. Apart from the encounter with Gollum in the caves (perfect Andy Serkis), some of the special effects were not good enough for the format (and were much better supported by the regular 24fps also 3D). However, the costumes and make-up, sets and sounds were enhanced by the HFR like I never thought it would be possible, bringing the story into life, and the screen became like an open window on Tolkien's world: I was transported in Midle Earth like never before, and never willing to come back.

This first part of Un Unexpected Journey covering a third of the book, I see no further argument against having three 3-hour-long movies with this quality of treatment, and my gutts tell me Jackson hasn't even given its best in this one. Can't wait to see what's coming next!

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