Let me tell you of the days of High Adventure.

Rating: Null/10 (31 December 2012)

The Hobbit is more then the prequel to the Lord of the Rings series. It is a movie of Derring Do and high adventure. Sword and Sorcery at it's finest. The Story is changed from the book but it adds something to the movie. the Tolkien Hobbit had other elements that served his story well. But they would not translate well onto the screen. Peter Jackson's Adaptation changes aspects that enhance the story. The Story is told from Bilbo's point of view as he writes of his adventures to Frodo. We go from Ian Holm and Eiljah Wood reprising their roles as Bilbo and Frodo in a cameo. Then we go into the story where Young Bilbo is reintroduced to Gandolf and Gandolf decides that Bilbo is too concerned with his own comforts. So he gets Him involved in a adventure for his own good. the Adventure Gandolf gets him involved in involves dwarfs wanting to retake their ancestery home from the dragon that slaughtered their ancestors and King. Now they wander homeless and Kingless going from country to country doing odd jobs and fighting wars for pay. The introduction of this brotherhood to Bilbo is worth the price of the ticket as Bilbo gets culture shock. And finds the courage to go on a adventure something no respectable Hobbit would ever do.
The Acting is top notch. A lot of the actors reprise their roles and step into them like it was yesterday. I saw the 3D imax version and that's the best way to get the full scope of the beauty of the film. The Film is a treasure of sight sounds and images and imagination. Grandour on a Epic scale. If you loved Lord of the Rings. You need to see this.