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After years of waiting it's finally
coming to theaters -- Peter Jackson's
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
Bilbo Baggins, a kicked-back, happy-
go-lucky Hobbit, joins Gandolf the
Grey and 13 dwarves on a dangerous
quest to reclaim their homeland and
their treasure from Smaug the dragon.
The film is a staggering 160 minutes.
But unlike any of the "Lord of the
Rings" films, it takes about an hour for
anything to really get going.
Once it does, though, game on, with
non-stop chase scenes and action
sequences.
On the journey they run into every
kind of creature imaginable. The
problem is, most of them are CGI
creations. That was a big misstep, I
think. In the "Lord of the Rings" films
most of the monsters were just guys in
makeup, and there was a sense of
presence. I was hoping for the same
here.
GCI does work with Gollum (played by
Andy Serkis). Gollum and Bilbo's game
of riddles is a nice piece of character
interaction between battle sequences.
Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Ian
McKellen as Gandolf, and Richard
Amitrage as the elf leader do a
wonderful job of acting.
This film is a lot of fun to watch but
it's not a great film as it never quite
recaptures the charm of the "Lord of
the Rings" films.
The Flick-O-Meter gives "The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey" a four out of
five.
This film can be seen in 3D or 48
frames per second; it's really not
worth paying the higher ticket price.
Just go see it the regular way, at 24
frames per second. They've been doing
it for decades, and it works just fine.
coming to theaters -- Peter Jackson's
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
Bilbo Baggins, a kicked-back, happy-
go-lucky Hobbit, joins Gandolf the
Grey and 13 dwarves on a dangerous
quest to reclaim their homeland and
their treasure from Smaug the dragon.
The film is a staggering 160 minutes.
But unlike any of the "Lord of the
Rings" films, it takes about an hour for
anything to really get going.
Once it does, though, game on, with
non-stop chase scenes and action
sequences.
On the journey they run into every
kind of creature imaginable. The
problem is, most of them are CGI
creations. That was a big misstep, I
think. In the "Lord of the Rings" films
most of the monsters were just guys in
makeup, and there was a sense of
presence. I was hoping for the same
here.
GCI does work with Gollum (played by
Andy Serkis). Gollum and Bilbo's game
of riddles is a nice piece of character
interaction between battle sequences.
Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Ian
McKellen as Gandolf, and Richard
Amitrage as the elf leader do a
wonderful job of acting.
This film is a lot of fun to watch but
it's not a great film as it never quite
recaptures the charm of the "Lord of
the Rings" films.
The Flick-O-Meter gives "The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey" a four out of
five.
This film can be seen in 3D or 48
frames per second; it's really not
worth paying the higher ticket price.
Just go see it the regular way, at 24
frames per second. They've been doing
it for decades, and it works just fine.
