A whole lot of nothing!

Rating: 6/10 (20 January 2014)

I am a massive fan of the Lord of the Rings series of films, and no matter how many times I watch them I am always astounded by the amount of detail and story and how gripping each individual film is for the length. The Hobbit, unfortunately does not follow this trend at all. I thought I should finally get around to watching this film after missing it in the cinema and being particularly jealous of hearing the rave reviews.
How this film got above a 6 is beyond me. Nothing happens at all. Once I'd watched it I had to look back and remind myself how long the film was... and whether I had missed an important part somewhere, the whole film could fit into a 30 minute introduction to a more gripping and fitting story line.
I would pick out particular bits that where a complete waste of time (i.e. the rocks fighting, the slapstick trolls) but really.... I can't think of anything that was worth watching. Despite the length of the film, and the little amount of information portrayed, you would believe that the epic journey they were undertaking was a trip to the corner shop as they quickly teleport from one part of earth to another with little issue.