i guess we got spoiled by The Lord of the Rings

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2013)

I remember how bringing The Lord of the Rings to the screen proved difficult due to the sheer quantity of material offered in the literary template. The trilogy was a logical choice, yet even then a lot of condensing was needed.
In that sense, i was surprised to hear that The Hobbit would be a trilogy, as well. I mean, how to you stretch a booklet to three feature films? After all, movies are not made purely for our viewing pleasure, but to make money and feed millions working in the film industry.
In the end, the first Hobbit movie is good fun. There are some obvious fillers, some of the action sequences being among them. Watching in 3D is recommended, otherwise it might be too long to sit through. I guess we simply got spoiled by The Lord of the Rings and it is hard to top that experience now.