We're going on an adventure!

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2012)

' I'm going on an adventure ' Bilbo Baggins excitedly said as he left his home of bag-end as he began his adventure of a life-time.
I sat down and watched The Hobbit in 48 FPS and 3D. For a release, the cinema was actually not full. I say it was just over half, but than I thought maybe a lot of people saw this movie in 2D. Anyways, I watched the movie and almost immediately I was drawn into the movie like I was with the book.
The 48 FPS was very weird when I first started watching, it kind of felt like a 'Merlin' soap opera - obviously The Hobbit had much better CGI. But as the movie went on, I did get use to it - and when it comes out onto DVD, I'm sure watching it on 24 FPS will give me the LOTR feel.
Peter Jackson has taken us on another adventure (Although this adventure I guess is set before LOTR, so should I say... taking us on another adventure - set before the first adventure that we sat down and all loved?) The actors do a phenomenal job, especially the likes of Martin Freeman who plays an excellent Bilbo and really brings out the humorous, lovable side of Bilbo. And of course Ian Mckellen reprises his role wonderfully as Gandalf The Grey!. Also not to forget some familiar faces re-appear such as Elijah Wood as Frodo and the legendary actor Christopher Lee. It was really fun to sit in the cinema, and think that Frodo in this movie was completely oblivious to the fact he would soon begin his epic journey in LOTR.
Peter Jackson definitely gives his own interpretation but does stay truthful to the book. One of my favorite scenes is when Gollum and Bilbo have this ' Guessing game ' and it was really fun to watch Gollum back on the screen, and the scene is once again amazing.
We also get very subtle hints of Smaug, which gives us this tension for the next movie... that we know Smaug is coming! Overall, it's an enjoyable, light-hearted movie but also Peter Jackson adds darker aspects in the children's fantasy book. The Hobbit really creates and sets the first adventure of the pre-sequels... and all I can really say is...
'We're going on an adventure' for the next 2 years :)