An Unexpected Disappointment

Rating: 6/10 (18 April 2013)

I've been a fan of Tolkien, the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings forever. And I never would have thought there could possibly be anything to shake my fascination, my enthrallment with it all. Not, that is, until I finally got around to watching The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey. This film could have benefited greatly by some serious editing. A great deal of it should have found its final resting place on the cutting room floor. The best I can say is there were inches of brilliance amongst acres of boredom. It's quite easy to see that somehow greed and the desire to drag this story out and make twice as much money on it byÂ….well...dragging it out were put into play. If you haven't seen it yet, my best advice is, don't. See something entertaining instead, because this certainly isn't!