A Fantastic Return to Middle Earth

Rating: 8/10 (6 March 2015)

Watched The Hobbit :An Unexpected Journey with Martin Freeman(Sherlock) as Bilbo Baggins, Richard Amitage(Captain America:The First Avenger) as Thorin Oakenshield ,Ken Stott(The Chronicles Of Narnia:Prince Caspian) as Balin,Graham McTavish(Columbiana) as Dwalin, William Kircher(Legend Of The Seeker) as Bifur,James Nesbitt( Coriolanus) as Bofur ,Stephen Hunter(All Saints) as Bombur, Dean O'Groman (Kawa)as Fili, Adian Turner(The Mortal Insruments City Of Bones) as Kili,John Callen(Love Birds) as Oin,Peter Hambelton(Stolen) as Gloin, Jed Brophy(District 9) as Nori,Mark Haldow(King Kong) as Dori, Adam Brown(ChuckleVision) as Ori , Slyvestor McCoy(Doctor Who) as Radagast The Brown, Barry Humphries(Finding Nemo) as The Great Goblin , Manu Bennett(Spartacus) as Azog and Returning Cast Members from The Lord Of The Rings Ian Holm(The Fifth Element) as Old Bilbo, Elijah Wood(Sin City) as Frodo Baggins, Hugo Weaving(Transformers) as Elrond , The Lovely Cate Blanchett(The Life Aquatic) as Galadriel ,Christopher Lee(Dracula) as Saruman, Andy Serkis(Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes) as Gollum and Sir Ian McKellen(Stardust) as Gandalf The Grey . The film focuses on Bilbo Baggins who is a bit of a homebody he enjoys his books and his things but is forced by Gandalf to Aide The The Company Thorin Oakenshield to reclaim there homeland of Erebor which is located near The Lonely mountain which was destroyed by A Dragon Named Smaug.Much like The Star Wars prequels this delves into the Beginnings before The Events of The War Of The Ring its kinda cool to see the quest of trying to get to the Lonely Mountain also I really Enjoyed The Characters they're all likable and you get attached. Great Music By Howard Shore(Hugo), Cinematography By Andrew Lesnie(The Last Airbender) , Costume Design By Ann Maskrey(Batman Begins) and Direction By Peter Jackson(King Kong) A Fantastic Return to Middle Earth 8/10