Nice Trip Back to Middle Earth

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2012)

I was 15 when return of the king came out and have been waiting 9 years for Peter Jackson to take us back to Middle Earth in The Hobbit. It's finally here and it doesn't disappoint. I had my doubts when I heard that Jackson was going to make three movies out of one book. I was worried it would get kind of slow and possibly boring. It is very long and slow in some parts, but never boring. Martin Freeman is perfect as Bilbo and all the cast members from the lord of the rings slip back into their characters like there hasn't been a decade between movies. The best scene is between Bilbo and Gollum. I won't spoil it for those who didn't read the book or see the movie yet, but it was great. It was almost exactly like the book and that's what you hope for when there are three movies for one book. For most people it was probably too long for 1/3 of a book, but if you love lord of the rings and being immersed into that world then there can never be too much of it. The one scene they could have cut out was the rock fight. You'll know what I mean when you see it.