Watch for Nostalgia!

Rating: 6/10 (15 December 2012)

Catched the late night show of Hobbit, an unexpected journey last night. I knew it wouldn't be as good as the LOTR but this seemed so stretched and overlong, that a few audience members were catching up on their forty winks(well, at least one and it wasn't me. Then again, maybe it was the timing of the show)! The tone of the movie is lighter and most of the audience has knowledge of whats going to eventually happen as it is a prequel to the such famous and record breaking movies. This took away much of suspense and tension from the action sequences of the movie leading to a lack of sense of danger. The first half of the movie only feels like outtakes or deleted scenes from the trilogy and second half is where the action picks up a bit. Whats good are the lead actors and amazing production values, set deigns and visual effects including 3D though it seemed to be a bit dark after putting the 3D glasses on at my theater. Also the movie was shown in 24fps as opposed to 48fps it was shot in. The action sequences were pretty well shown though some places the CGI looked a bit strange and stood out. Watch for sense of nostalgia, if you loved the original films and obviously the awe inspiring New Zealand landscapes