Released: 2012
Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan
Running Time: 169 minutes
Rated: PG-13
The breakdown: The beloved book of J.R.R. Tolkien comes to life in a longer than necessary movie.
I already knew this movie was very very long, so I skipped in the theaters and watched it at home recently.
Based on the book "The Hobbit" this movie was full of CG and over the top gimmicks. Still, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
I didn't like the book when I read it, and I only read it after I saw the first LOTR movie and fell in love with that story.
I still don't like the book, but I'd say 80% of the movie was good, while 20% was too much junk thrown in for eye candy.
The main plot, although I think you are already familiar with it-
Bilbo Baggins gets approached by Gandalf the Grey for an adventure with a lot of dwarves. At first, Bilbo is very resistant and just wants all of them to leave, but after a night's sleep, he changes his mind and goes along with them for an adventure of his own to tell others about. While out in the world, he comes across all sorts of new things including trolls, giant birds, and elves. He's feels as though he doesn't belong, but soon finds out he does.
3 out of 5 for some good stuff, but still a lot of stuff that just could've been left out.
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