The Movie Event Of The Year

Rating: 6/10 (14 December 2012)

This movie is an experience you do NOT want to miss out on. Cast aside all your worries about 48 FPS because what Peter Jackson has done is truly revolutionary in terms of visual media... IF you're willing to accept what you're going to see. It's undeniable, the movie initially looks like a bad fantasy soap opera when you first start watching, and it's at that initial moment you have to decide whether or not you're going to accept this new frame-rate or not. I highly advise you commit to immersing yourself in it, because if you do, you will experience a film like no other. The realism of it all really kicks in and turns the dial for visuals up by 9000. There will be moments in this movie where they capture such scope and beauty that it will leave your jaw on the flipping ground. The only problem with this new frame-rate is that it hasn't been perfected yet. Some props look terribly cheap, some sets do not have the effect they should, and sometimes make does look poor in such a clean image. But these are such minor complaints against such a grand movie it's almost a disservice to yourself if you skip out on the 48 FPS just because it's not without fault.
Now whether the movie was good or not? Yes, it was pretty good. It's a much funner movie then the Lord Of The Rings, and it doesn't have as serious a story. You won't feel too emotionally attached to some of the characters, but with all good trilogies, it's all to build up to something bigger and better than ever before.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey gets a 7/10 in my book. This is the cinematic experience of the year... do NOT miss out on it.