Hobbit v Lord of the Rings

Rating: 5/10 (19 January 2013)

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is undoubtedly my favourite trilogy of all time. The films were based on three books though and felt very natural even if the films ignored some story-lines in the books and expanded others. I was always very dubious about the Hobbit when hearing that it was to be made as a Trilogy. Was that decision based on the merits of the screenplay or based on revenue?
The good news is that the first part of the Trilogy was quite entertaining. You can't avoid comparisons with Lord of the Rings and it wasn't quite up to the standards of Fellowship of the Ring. My favourite sequence in the movie was when Gollum/Smeagol appeared. There was also one sequence of the film in a cave where the special effects weren't up to scratch. The film was pretty entertaining and will certainly go and see the next instalment.