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By Multiversejumpe (3) on 14 Dec 2012

Writing this at 4 in the morning after sitting in line for 7 hours isn't easy but I can assure you it was worth the wait…

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By Obren2Obren (1) on 14 Dec 2012

I am a Tolkien fan since I was 9 when I read The Hobbit…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 14 Dec 2012

A minor flaw or two but assuming you don't spend all of your days barefoot like a Hobbit, the movie will knock your socks off…

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By Dukekarews (1) on 14 Dec 2012

Extremely confused by the critics response to this, I would completely disregard most reviews as this is an excellent film…

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By Bilbo (2) on 14 Dec 2012

The Lord of the Rings is one of the best sagas in all time of movies bout the Hobbit its not Lord of the Rings you have to understand this…

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By Nickteperman (1) on 14 Dec 2012

After reading mixed critics I begun to worry. You shouldn't. Critics do not like it because they keep comparing it with LOTR, and it is not…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 14 Dec 2012

almost 3 hours watching this would seem to be beyond torture for a normal adult, despite the exceptional production values which comprise…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 14 Dec 2012

Not all the scenes are necessary, and a great deal of the movie is set-up, with Jackson reveling in his own return to Middle Earth…

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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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