Ian McKellen Brings Flair To This Dull Storyline

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2014)

I am watching the three Hobbit movies before I see the three Lord Of The Rings movies, so this was my first time entering the world of Middle Earth that people love so much.
Now of course, they're dividing the Hobbit book up into three movies, which can sometimes make for dull waiting periods to kill time, and there is a CRAPLOAD of time killing in this movie. Whether it's walking or riding to where the action takes place, or letting the viewer watch nothing as we wait for something to happen gets old and boring after a while.
That being said, all the characters are believable, especially Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf The Great, who basically acts as a leader/babysitter of the dwarfs throughout the movie, always knowing where to go and many times saving everyone from danger. Gandalf is what makes the movie so interesting, as there are a lot of boring parts that pepper the rest of this 2.5 hour movie.
See this movie and the two sequels before you see the three LOTR movies.