Unexpectedly Not That Great

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2017)

Manny's Movie Musings: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has a young, Bilbo (Martin Freeman) reluctantly going off on a great adventure with Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and a bunch of dwarfs to reclaim the home and treasure of said dwarfs. The problems: a giant, bodybuilder orc is after the leader of the dwarfs, and he isn't alone; the trek is a long way off and filled with enemies big and small; and the dwarfs' home/treasure are guarded by a dragon that can incinerate armies. My most memorable, movie moment of this first part of the trilogy: the riddle challenge scene between Bilbo and Gollum. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" unexpectedly did not live up to the standards "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy had established. The music is good, the special effects are amazing, the scenery is incrediblebut the characters areeh. Freeman, McKellenno problems there. But the majority of the dwarfs are forgettable and irritating. Except for the king dwarf and the old dude dwarf, they were filthy and disgusting creatures, like teeny Klingons. I really didn't give a damn whether they lived or died or got their home and treasure back. To make things worse, most of the dwarfs were introduced so fast it's hard to tell many of them apart, and virtually no time was given to get to know most of them. If it wasn't for Freeman and McKellen being part of the group, I would've rooted for the dragon to incinerate them all.
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