The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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  April 09, 2013 at 5:21 AM, James Davis said ...

  I thought it was dull, went on too long, none of the dwarves had any character growth.

• January 31, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Everett Breckenridge said ...

  Truth be told, I'm pretty picky on the Lord of the rings movies for only a few reasons (don't get me wrong they are very good movies). the things that I dispise the most are: Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins (I really want to bitch slap Frodo across the face in all three films, because he complains about everything from"the ring is becoming to heavy Sam" to "were a long way from the Shire" (:( . Reason #2 I fuck'n hate Sam!! (I wish Golem kicked Sam in the crotch & ran for it) & is it just me or near the ending of The two towers, did Sam give Frodo a super gay look? (& yes I still think that moment in Clerks 2 about LOTR is still hilarious). Reason# 3: Since Gandalf can summon A bird(s), why doesn't he/&/or others fly them right to their destination instead of walking 52 miles on foot (if I was Gimli & I was trailing behind both Legolas & Strider that long I would be saying "guy's why did we not bring any horses"? The last problom I have........I don't really care for the Elves that much (Except for Hugo Weaving & Liv Tyler, they rule) & that's it. I saw the Hobbit (or how my friend & I like to call it for a few yucks "The Hoobit", makes it sound like something from Dr.Suess lol) a while ago & I thought was a good film (even though I found out that it's going to spread into three seperate episodes BULL- &- SHIT!! Fuck you Peter Jackson you money grubbing fat bastard!!!)

  
  
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  January 29, 2013 at 4:59 AM, Tyler Valdal said ...

  I Still think this film is a really good one being transported back to middle earth made my year. The scenery and scope of Jackson's vision is yet to be seen as there are 2 more movies

• January 25, 2013 at 11:01 AM, said ...

  Number one reason to watch the hobbit ....... scrotum beards!

  
  
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  January 12, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Hector Fernando Andrade JR. II said ...

  My Uncle Jose and I saw the 7:00 P.M. movie presentation of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2D last Saturday night.
  
  

   

  The only 2 things that I knew walking into this movie were this:
  
  

   

  1. The story: Bilbo Baggins (played by Martin Freeman) is a reluctant hobbit who wanted to be left alone in his quiet comfort which is a hobbit-hole who is called by the wizard Ganddalf (played by Ian McKellen) and 13 other homeless dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (played by Richard Armitage) to go on an unexpected journey across Middle-earth to go to The Lonely Mountain to get their gold back from Smaug the dragon.
   
  

   

  2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
  
  

   

   

  I thought that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was a fun, funny and epic prequel with a very good story with a lot of funny lines written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro, awesome acting performances by Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis, great directing by Peter Jackson, fantastic visuals by Weta Digital, incredible action scenes, amazing music by Howard Shore and a charming message about a good and brave hobbit learning not to doubt himself and his intelligence to gain the confidence necessary so that he can make a big difference in the world no matter how confusing and difficult the mission may seem at first.
  
  

   

   

  Overall If you haven't read The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolken or seen the beloved movie trilogy like I have and you lower your expectations then I guarantee that this fun movie will be an unexpected surprise of a good movie for you just as it did for me.
  
  

   

  I give The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey a Full Price and I hope you enjoy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

• January 11, 2013 at 4:41 AM, Tony Beers said ...

  
  
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  January 09, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Mikeypants said ...

  Great review, team! I like the extra animation effort that's gone into the recent scripted video reviews lately, but this one seems a lot more natural, less scripted and captures the fun and personality of the team much better. Great work!

  Oh, and The Hobbit was fantastic. Didn't get the opportunity to see the 48 FPS version here in Australia, but it was great regardless and I can't wait for more.

• January 05, 2013 at 1:25 AM, said ...

  I saw this Christmas Eve at Universal Orlando, my question is the IMAX 3d version HFR or not?

  As for the movie I thought it was awesome but you need to see on different formats than normal.  I don't think I would have enjoyed this in my normal theater.  That scene where everyone is on the bridge falling gave a slight case of vertigo and the scenes with Golum, amazing.  It's like they gave him skin so he actually looks like he's actually there vs. the Trolls seen earlier and his sequence awesome.  The one thing that I'll give this over the LotR trilogy is closure.  I absolutely hated the cliffhangers the of the first trilogy, here it ends you feel the story of our characters at this junction has reached its conclusion and that the end for now.  It's most definitely a high full price from me.

  
  
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  January 02, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Kizmania said ...

  you guys have the most critical fans on the planet. good review

• December 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Josh L said ...

  Im not too big of a fan of this review. Took like 3 minutes to get to actual review when I was actually curious though I suppose I can listen to the audio review. I felt like a lot of the jokes in this one came flying at me a million miles per hour. Its alright to have a few quick jokes but a bit of build up would be nice. Also I don't know why but the whole staring into the camera and head gestures come off as more fake.

  
  
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  December 21, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Justin Via said ...

  I had a ton of fun watching The Hobbit, the camaraderie between the gang was excellent. Great review, it may have scripted elements, but it comes off as laid-back. 

• December 21, 2012 at 3:06 AM, said ...

  good review :)

  
  
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  December 20, 2012 at 11:03 AM, said ...

  I am going to see this tonight! So excited after the great review. Good Job

• December 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Gary said ...

   @Korey Why do you hate long movies? why is this always an issue ?

  
  
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  December 18, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Robert Araya said ...

  Great review guys, love the animation in these videos as always. I'm gonna watch the movie sometime this week.

• December 18, 2012 at 1:33 AM, TigerClaw said ...

  I saw the film yesterday and enjoyed it, I saw it in 24fps and the 3D was great also.

  
  
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  December 17, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Michael-Orian Bockus said ...

  @Marco
  When did sucking dick become a bad thing? I would pay double the price for a movie that sucks dick!

• December 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM, said ...

  Great movie, I saw it as a matinee but would pay full price. Whole time kept hoping it wasn't over the time blew by; I dare say I even liked it more then Fellowship of the ring.

  
  
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  December 17, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Orlando Howard said ...

  As a critic, it gets Full Price, as a fan I give it Better Than Sex while eating a Twinkie. . 
  Gonna go see it again. 

• December 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM, said ...

  This is definitely my favorite film this year. the 48 frames was hard to get passed for the first 20 minutes, but after that i thought it looked gorgeous. One of the most visually pleasing films ever!

  
  
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  December 17, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Mike Malesky said ...

  I really liked it over all. I definitely have to agree with the general critical consensus that it's not as good as the original films but that's mostly because it's source material isn't as strong. The Hobbit was written as a fun children's story and is just much lighter than Lord Of The Rings.

  It did feel a little long and bloated. It was usually very obvious when the movie went against the book and added in new elements to try to stretch out the story. It's hard to imagine how Jackson's going to carry this over three films. I felt that jumping so much outside of Bilbo's point of view really takes an important ingredient away from the book. In the book, the reader goes on this journey with Bilbo and he's our eyes into this world. In the movie he really just felt like part of an ensemble of main characters so it was a little less focused then I would have liked. I thought that there was an over use of CGI which the original movies did such a brilliant job at reserving only when needed. I didn't like some of the cartoony action of having characters fall over 200 feet, smashing off rocks, and slamming onto the ground with out more than a scratch. Though these stories take place in a fantasy world there are still some basic rules of logic that the earlier films tried to stick by, like if a character falls 200 feet then they are probably dead. I don't think that they utilized the New Zealand landscape as well as they did in the original films. Again there was just too much CGI enhancement to different environments and things felt much more artificial than the previous movies.

  All of these issues aside though, it was really a fun ride for the most part. The Gollum scene was great and definitely the highlight. The effects really have evolved and the character has never looked better. Serkis just steals every moment that he is in. Freeman may not look much like the way that Bilbo was described in the book, but he was perfect for the movie adaptation. I just wish that the movie focused a bit more on his perspective like in the book. Jackson did a great job at making all of the dwarves different and unique. Having fifteen main characters is a tough juggling act and I think he did a fine job. It was great seeing familiar faces again, though some of them felt forced. There was some great humor in there and some colorful characters. In the end, it was just great revisiting Middle Earth. It was like running into an old friend and catching up. The Hobbit is a must see but it's not equal to Lord Of The Rings.

• December 17, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Tom said ...

  But yes, some scenes did look like I was watching an expensive TV show.  That is an issue.

  
  
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  December 17, 2012 at 12:45 AM, Tom said ...

  I loved it.  It's a must see for anyone who is into LOTR or the books.  The HFR 3D made it look like no other movie I've ever seen.

• December 16, 2012 at 9:54 PM, The Host said ...

  
  
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  December 16, 2012 at 2:01 PM, ghostwriter said ...

  I haven't seen any of these films....nor have I read the books, I tried but I just couldn't get into them. 

  Great review guys....Nice to see Korey called out for Fanboy for a change!

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