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Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Reviews from the Critics


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had finally hit the screen. Perhaps considered to be one of the most awaited films in 2012 aside from Twilight's Breaking Dawn Finale, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was expected to become a box office hit and presently, it already gained a total of $94,525,000 since its release. From the Director of the Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage, the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an epic fantasy film adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo will cross path with Gollum, the stoor hobbit corrupted with the power of The Ring.

The movie is currently at 65% on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10: "Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film's deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty."

Guardian UK's Phillip French, on the other hand, noted in his review Martin Freeman's portrayal as Bilbo Baggins, saying: "Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film's deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty."

"It's an exciting story, easy to follow and lacking both the solemnity and the portentous symbolism of The Lord of the Rings. You don't need to be a Tolkien devotee who knows their orcs from their elvish to enjoy the movie, and it's generally less irritating than the book, with none of the archness Tolkien adopts when addressing children."

“The good stuff in ‘The Hobbit’ is amazingly good,” Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal said in his review. 

"It frequently seems as though Jackson was less interested in making The Hobbit than in remaking his own fabulously successful Lord of the Rings series," reviewed Christopher Orr of The Atlantic.

Washington Post's Ann Horanday on the other hand gave a different review, saying: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has finally arrived, not on wings of gossamer fancy but with a hairy-footed thud."

For more movie reviews about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, you can check out Rottentomatoes.com.

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