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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 25 Dec 2012

Lacking the interesting characters and intriguing subplots that made the earlier trilogy so engaging, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for OK! Magazine (124) on 22 Dec 2012

Like the sad, bug-eyed Gollum, moviegoers may not have realized how much they missed movies like this onscreen in the past several years…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 22 Dec 2012

The absolute highlight: the return of Andy Serkis, master of motion-capture performance, as the scary, disturbing, pathetic Gollum…

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By Cameron Williams (256) for The Popcorn Junkie (236) on 22 Dec 2012

A wild and visually stunning quest through a fantasy world all done with the noble spirit of courage and goodwill…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 22 Dec 2012

For what it's worth, the first installment of The Hobbit hits all the right notes and delivers what will be expected of it…

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By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 21 Dec 2012

Repetitive and pointless action scenes fill out an already bloated runtime, but not to the level of indulgence that we saw on 'King Kong…

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By Patrick Kolan (76) for Shotgun Cinema (49) on 19 Dec 2012

The Hobbit' is another ambitious, gorgeous and faithful trip into JRR's writing - and because of this, it won't win any new fans if you had…

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By Jackie K. Cooper (1,018) for jackiekcooper.com (943) on 19 Dec 2012

An unexpectedly great start to the prequel to LOTR; Peter Jackson strikes again…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 19 Dec 2012

My biggest complaint about this latest adventure in Middle-earth is that it is three hours worth of set-up for the next movie…

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By Michael Burgin (54) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 19 Dec 2012

Much as with LotR, the casting is a strength…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 19 Dec 2012

This first chapter of Peter Jackson's new Tolkien trilogy takes us back to the familiar settings and characters, inflating a simple journey…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 18 Dec 2012

Peter Jackson didn't particularly want to direct The Hobbit, and I didn't particularly want to be bored to tears, but there we both were, fulfilling…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 18 Dec 2012

Having now seen it twice, I favor the 2D/24p version over the 3D/48p one…

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By Rob Humanick (476) for Projection Booth (270) on 17 Dec 2012

Butter spread over too much bread, Bilbo might say…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Dec 2012

I have a reservation about the tone of pantomime that is established at the start of the film, but the much anticipated 48 frames per second…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 17 Dec 2012

Despite its bloated length and meandering plot, this is still an enjoyable production, at least for fans of Peter Jackson, Middle Earth and…

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By Jason Gorber (520) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 17 Dec 2012

It does what so few sequels/prequels do, making you hungry for the next of the series, while still making you appreciate very much what has…

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By Rick Marshall (13) for IFC.com (108) on 17 Dec 2012

Peter Jackson seems keenly aware of the differences between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and instead of trying to make one more like…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 17 Dec 2012

In his desire to tell this story in the most comprehensive manner possible, Jackson seems to have forgotten one of cinema's most pleasurable…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 17 Dec 2012

This is a Hobbit cobbled together by an obsession with technological ingenuity at the expense of storytelling…

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