The Hobbit is pure magic.

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2013)

We just saw The Hobbit - based on one of my all-time favorite books. I have seen reviews of The Hobbit that criticized the 48fr version and generally felt that the show was a bit slow and dull due to the fact that they are making 3 movies out of one book. With Lord of the Rings they made 3 movies out of 3 large books. I enjoyed the LOTR movies but always felt that they were all about the battles but not so much about the wonderful poetry and mysticism in the books. However, in my humble opinion - by telling the story of one book in 3 movies, Peter Jackson has given himself the screen time to bring in the flavor of the poetry and mysticism of the book in a way that never happened in the LOTR movies. And I was very surprised to find that I loved The Hobbit from the first frame to the last. It is the most successful translation of book to movie I've ever seen. We saw Lincoln a few days ago and as much as I love that movie - I love The Hobbit even more. I've got to back to hear Thorin sing "The Lonely Mountain Song" one more time. And it will be the IMAX version.