Don't listen to critics

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2012)

To make things clear, don't listen to critics OR everyone who rated badly. From what I've read, the main complaint is that the movie didn't possess the same grandeur/feel of the lord of the rings trilogy. Well to put it shortly, it isn't SUPPOSED to be the same. From reading the books you can already tell the hobbit was definitely written for a younger crowd-everything from language to plot is simply different. In LOTR, the fellowship is trying to save middle-earth. In contrast, the hobbit centers on Bilbo going on a journey to help Thorin win back his mountain - there is considerably less at stake here and so the whole mood is slightly lighter. As for excitement and action, I'd say there is enough, a lot more than I'd expected anyways. It looks like peter Jackson even changed some parts to make them more exciting which I thought was fine since the end result was always the same as the book. Beside, since when have movies been 2 hours of nonstop action? Slow parts are only to be expected. (even then, I wouldn't really call any part of the movie slow.) As for acting, I would say it was decent all around. No one was nauseating or laughable (in a bad way). I see some people complaining of the lack of tension. Well, once again, I say that is expected. No one died of course because no one is supposed to die. Reading the hobbit, I never felt particularly nervous for the characters at any time until the end. And when do any characters die at all? Oh, right. The end. This is only part one of three. Overall, this story is primarily about how Bilbo grows and changes, some of which is already seen at the end of this movie. It's not about saving the world. So of course it isn't the same as LOTR. Finally, as for visuals, I don't have much to say. Landscape scenes were magnificent as usual for Peter Jackson. 48 fps? Im not even sure I whether I saw it that way or not. Probably not considering all the complaints. In conclusion, GREAT movie and definitely worth seeing.