The Hobbit Film Review

Hype

When you hear about the new Lord of the Rings prequel coming out, you think, "This should be good." When you also hear that director Peter Jackson is continuing to work on the Lord of the Rings film universe, you think, "This should be damn good." When you find out it is the first of three, when the story comprises of a single book, you think, "Well, now Hollywood just wants all my money," which makes you think, "Rip off." And when you see young Bilbo in the trailers you think, "Boring." And when you remember that all they did in Lord of the Rings was walk, you think, "Boring." And you don't think, "This is going to be better than Lord of the Rings."

But it is.

Book vs. Film

I didn't read the book. I plan to. I hear a lot is different. Regardless of what the book holds, this film is fantastic.

A Lot of Walking

But a lot more running. True, Lord of the Rings doesn't only contain walking, but there is a lot. Things seem to have evolved in Hobbit. There is a lot more running than I recall in previous films. Also, things seem to be more exaggerated in Hobbit, which is good.

There and Back Again

Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures with not seven, but thirteen dwarfs, as well as Gandalf the Grey. They are on a journey to kill the dragon Smaug and take back the dwarf kingdom "under the mountain." On their way to this mountain, they encounter orcs, goblins, stone-trolls, Gollum, fighting mountains (you'll see), and probably more that I'm forgetting. All of this: one film. And there are two more to come. This one was pretty amazing and certainly better than I was expecting. I can't wait until the next two. Glad to be back in Middle Earth.

9/10

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P.S.: Nothing exciting today, but I got to see my goddaughter yesterday. :D (12/20/12)