A lucky 6

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2013)

The Hobbit is an enjoyable enough movie, although it's too long. This is a children's book, it doesn't need endless LOTR tie-ins and the other additional material. This movie suffers from Peter Jackson's self indulgence, and the simple story is almost lost in the scramble for tie- ins, back-stories, marketable action figures and a sense of sweeping grandeur.
I shudder to think what the extended edition on DVD will be like (and we all know there is one to come.)
On the upside, there are some funny moments with the dwarfs descending on Bilbo Baggins' house and the interactions of a number of characters.
I gave it 6 - but would love Peter J to lift his game and just tell the story.