Humour, action and tension. What more does one need?

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2012)

As an avid movie watcher, I was very excited to hear two years ago that The Hobbit was indeed going to be filmed. Two years later there I was walking into the cinema with a bigger butterfly in my stomach than when i went to see The Dark Knight Rises. Was it going to be good? As intense as The Lord of the Rings? Would i like it? I went in (after 15 minutes of waiting for a drink) and got my seat and watched it.
I can now say that it was the best money and time i have spent this year. It swiftly took the top spot for my personal favourite film of 2012. I loved the humour which i had heard so much about and i loved the choice of actors for the dwarfs. As soon as i got home i was telling my friends to go and see it, i highly recommend you go and see it if you haven't yet. Everything works in together, everything makes sense, and everything seems to add to the The Lord of the Rings experience. It improves the understanding of Middle Earth and how everything came to be in the story of The Lord of the Rings. I had one concern about the film, and that was whether it would be as dark hearted as The Lord of the Rings ... and i can honestly say that it is definitely not. Don't get me wrong, there is the darkness there but it is lessened by the great humour. I will be buying this on Blu-ray, it definitely deserves it.
To conclude. Just go and see it!
Thanks.