A Worthy Beginning!

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2012)

Peter Jackson returns to the World of LOTR with grace & near-perfection with 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. A Spell-Binding Adventure, that delivers most efficiently. Popcorn Entertainment Personified!
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Synopsis: A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarfs to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is A Worthy Beginning to a Saga that turns out to be legendary later on, as we all know it. Jackson's Direction is Magnificently Visionary & Brave. He delivers a story with accurate childlike imagination & detailed maturity. He balances fantasy & humanity, beautifully. The Action-Sequences & The Cinematography are utterly fabulous. The Visual Efffects & The Motion-Capture are to die for. Editing is razor-sharp. Art & Costume Design are equally efficient. Music is spell-binding.
Performance-Wise: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, is terrific. He plays the likable & heroic Hobbit with brilliant ease. Returning as the Towering Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen is the show-stopper yet again. A Mesmerising Performance! Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarfs, deserves a special mention. Also reprising his role as the wrecked hobbit-like creature Gollum, Andy Serkis is simply superb. Others lend perfect support.
On the whole, 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is a Winner! Go For It!