Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) by Metaltree — 07 Apr 2013

Personally, I don't understand why the critics were so harsh with this one. The story is captivating, the acting is very good and the art is stunning. Some complained about compugraphics that were too apparent, but to me, telling a story successfully is more important than perfectly credible an utopia compugraphics.

I read the book very long ago, and from what I remember, the movie seems to captivate the spirit of the story.

In addition, to my pleasure, I did not find some of the annoying weeping scenes (hobbits), the ridiculous comic reliefs (e.g. Legolas skating the shield down the stairs), abusive slow-motion dramas, and fuzzy fight scenes of the LOTR.

The only complain I have, and that is a major one, is that Jackson decided to make this a movie trilogy, only to make more money with it.

In addition to unnecessarily making each movie longer, it forces us to wait for the rest year after year.