The Hobbit has definitely exceeded my expectations

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2012)

Wow, all I can say is wow. An Unexpected Journey is a lovely start to what will most definitely be an amazing trilogy. It looked amazing and the 3D has been done very well making you feel as if you were there from time to time. The action scenes were great and the humour was hilarious making this a very enjoyable film. Of course the film is not exactly like the book but honestly so far it has followed the book more closely than The Lord Of The Rings did.
There were a few small things that were changed but Jackson would have done this in order to get on with the 'bigger picture'. There was also one fairly significant part added (it was a action scene) that did not happen in the book but this actually helped progress the story further and more smoothly. Also the way Peter has included the appendices has been quite effective and has helped improve the story by giving it more depth.
Although, one of these scenes did drag on a little but it's nothing to really worry about as it was still interesting. To those of you that are worried about this being a trilogy you honestly shouldn't as by the end of the film it wasn't even through half of the books material. I will definitely be seeing The Hobbit again sometime soon and I advise you all to go and see it!