Back to Middle Earth

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2012)

I was very young when I first saw "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and it was without questioning one of the greatest sagas of movie franchising. When I heard that Peter was making another trilogy based on Tolkien's book "The Hobbit", I thought for myself if he could reach the expectations for the general public, and my answer, after watching the movie, is yes. Despite all inconsistencies with the book which are perfectly normal for this kind of movies I thought that the storyline was great, the characters are very well interpreted and has a lot more action that I was expecting. So, point being: - Just like "Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring" this first movie gives us a small taste of whats coming next year with "The Desolation of Smaug" and 2014 with "There and Back Again"; - The storyline is yet opened for some characters to appear in the next movies; - Rivendell is just as great and beautiful as I remember; - Bilbo and Thorin's interpretations are flawless and it really gets us into the story; - The 48FPS ratting didn't make much of a difference for me, but the 3D is also very interactive and detailed; - My favorite scene is of course the Bilbo-Gollum encounter; So, final view: This movie is awesome and none of you should miss it, I advise you to enjoy the 3D version as much as you can and if you don't like this 1st movie, don't worry because just like LotR, Return of the King, the last movie is (always) the one that really can make a difference. My overview is 9/10.
Bruno Silva