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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 14 Dec 2012

Happily, despite all the technical details, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is exciting, tantalizing and satisfying…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 14 Dec 2012

While this film is way too long and might be more for Tolkien devotees than mainstream audiences, after a slow start it turns into a rousing…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for GeekNation (86) on 14 Dec 2012

Precisely what an adventure epic should be: huge, long, and lots of fun…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 14 Dec 2012

While Jackson has clearly fleshed out some aspects of the source material, An Unexpected Journey doesn't drag nearly as much is its 169-minute…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Dec 2012

This first installment should draw a large audience; getting it back for rounds two and three will be more difficult…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 14 Dec 2012

buried beneath the bloated 2-hour and 46-minute run time of The Hobbit is as an entertaining two-hour movie…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 14 Dec 2012

Are the creatures amazingly rendered? Yes. Have we seen their lifelike equal onscreen before? No…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 14 Dec 2012

To its own narrative detriment, The Hobbit works hard to lay the framework for what will follow…

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By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 14 Dec 2012

Jackson's risky creative choices have drained Bilbo Baggins' adventure of its magic…

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By Vincent Mancini (369) for FilmDrunk (362) on 14 Dec 2012

It's all fight scenes, and the fight scenes have no arc…

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By Tyler Hanley (218) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 14 Dec 2012

Fantasy fans hungry for a second breakfast of Tolkien-fueled fare can get their fill with this visually sumptuous feast…

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By Christian Toto (897) for Big Hollywood (212) on 14 Dec 2012

Peter Jackson catches a nasty case of George Lucas-itis with his latest Middle earth saga…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Richard Roeper.com (322) on 14 Dec 2012

There's no denying the majesty in Peter Jackson's visuals but he's taken a relatively slim children's book and stretched it beyond the limits…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Dec 2012

has nearly as much going for it (Martin Freeman as Bilbo, much untampered-with Tolkien dialogue) as it does against it (that chintzy-looking…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 14 Dec 2012

Sad to say, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a pale shadow trying to reach the sun on the strength of the Lord of the Rings trilogy…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 14 Dec 2012

In his attempt to produce a definitive, enhanced-strength version of the text, Jackson has stripped away much of the fun, a great deal of the…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 14 Dec 2012

What it all comes down to is that if you in any way, shape or form enjoyed the Lord of the Rings movies then you must see The Hobbit…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 14 Dec 2012

Yet another battle-filled and self-indulgent film by Peter Jackson…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Television Without Pity (337) on 14 Dec 2012

With each successive set-piece, the movie grows more and more rousing…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 14 Dec 2012

The reason it's so hard to immerse yourself in the world of Middle Earth again isn't HOW Peter Jackson filmed The Hobbit. It's WHAT he filmed…

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