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Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2012)

I went to the midnight opening for this movie. And,the theater was only filled to about 80% capacity. I think is a slight protest for having the film company choose to make this 1 book into 3 movies. Is someone money hungry over this? Yes (my opinion). Do I agree with the protest? Yes again. But, with that put aside. One thing is abundantly clear. Peter Jackson and his team at WETA can make a damn good movie. When I left the theater at the end of the movie. I felt that there was either something missing, or something different from the "Fellowship" movies. And, the answer dawned on me. It's Martin Freeman's portrayal of Bilbo Baggins. It's not that it's bad. His performance is actually quite good. The fact of the matter is, that even though there is evil lurking and there are bad creatures all around. This film has a lighthearted quality about it. And, that's because Bilbo Baggins was a lighthearted Hobbit until adventure arrived at his door at Bag End. Although the movie is long at 2 hours & 45 minutes. Every scene is filled with storyline & detail. Once again Peter Jackson & WETA can make a damn good movie! Go see it. You won't be disappointed.