If not this one, then the next one

Rating: 9/10 (28 July 2013)

Another amazing movie from Peter Jackson. Though I was not as impressed as I thought I would be. Ultimately, I found that the most exciting part of the movie was the last 45 minutes of this 169 minute film. I want to say that it was worth watching on my decent size flat screen but I honestly think that it would have been more exciting in the theater on a big screen versus my HDTV screen.
The Hobbit is a three part movie and this would be the first of three. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh do all three together. The next movie will be out at the end of this year and the third in 2014. I am very excited to see what else will happen. I just hope there is more excitement and that I get to see them on the big screen cause in all reality this first movie was not worth seeing on a small screen, but was worth watching if that makes sense.
The movie is about Frodo's Uncle Bilbo and his exciting adventure before Frodo saves the world. Bilbo Baggins is nothing more than a simple Hobbit that loves his home, food, garden, and shire. It is Gandalf that spoils this. Gandalf shows up out of nowhere and offers Bilbo an adventure of a life time. Though he refuses at first, Gandalf makes it so Bilbo has no choice but to choose an adventure with 12 dwarfs and a king dwarf. Together they go on an adventure and fight trolls, orcs, wolves, and my favorite character Gollum. Though Bilbo has to deal with Gollum all on his own. By the end of the movie we start to learn more and more about family, honor, and courage. This movie may have not been as thrilling as hoped because it is an "intro movie". You learn about the main characters and species.
Besides a great plot, you get to see all of the familiar faces from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Ian McKellen resumes his role as Gandalf, Ian Holm plays Bilbo (when he is older as he does in the Lord of the Rings), Elijah Woods plays Frodo (whom you see only for a few minutes), Hugo Weaving as the Elf King Elrond, Cate Blanchett as Lady Galadriel, Christopher Lee as Saruman, and Andy Serkis continues to play my character Gollum. I was very happy and surprised to see a lot of familiar faces.
If you haven't seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I would recommend watching it before getting hooked on the Hobbit trilogy. Though one takes place before the other, I think that it will make a lot more sense with things said and done.
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