An unexpected movie

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2012)

When I heard that Peter Jackson was directing a new hobbit film initially I freaked out with excitement. Then when I found out he had divided it into three parts, I began to have suspicions about the quality of the work. Were my suspicions vindicated? Sorta
First off let me talk about the film. Its the story of Frodo's Uncle, Bilbo Baggins, who sets out on an adventure with 13 dwarfs to reclaim their homeland with the wizard, Gandalf the Grey. My fist problem i had with it was the pacing. it felt slow at some points (not during the prologue) and i felt i was watching an overly extended movie. i cant say it was all bad because it did add a lot of details from the book, which often adaptations of novels would cut out for time. as everyone says, Martin Freeman's performance was dead on. Every time I will retread the book, I'll probably think of him as Bilbo. The surrounding cast was good in their roles although the dwarfs performance tend to be similar to each other Lessing the distinction of the cast. Sometimes although the story can be almost more aimed for younger audiences and lacks some of the darkness and maturity of the LOTR films. The 48 frames per second in 3D got some time to get use to. The visuals were so stunning that you could unfortunately at some points tell it was fake. Most of the CGi worked in the film minus maybe a few orcs or other creatures now and again. The sweeping landscapes of New Zealand provide great setting to the movie. Another problem is lack of diversity in the score. I don't always mind when the same pieces come up, but throughout the 2:45 hour movie, I heard only about 3 distinctly different pieces.
But don't let all my negativity fool you. I still pleasantly enjoyed the movie. It was still a good movie that was a great journey. The visuals were spectacular, the acting was mostly spot on. Overall despite its flaws, An unexpected Journey is still a good outing. Just don't expect an Oscar winning fantasy feature, from my experience.
Overall, 7.5/10