if you're a fan - lower your expectations

Rating: 7/10 (13 December 2012)

OK so this movie is one I have been waiting for since forever. so I was glad to go to the first screening of it in my local town yesterday. I have seen the lord of the rings trilogy many multiple times in cinema DVD and blu-ray. I had mu share of criticism with regard to the special effects in the LOTR trilogy. the thing I hated the most was the fact that many of the CG animation seems to be unnaturally 'glued' to the scene plus some of the animations were simply out of sync with the camera moment. A decade later, I thought to my self that this animation weird behavior will surely be gone. I was mistaken, this Hobbit even made it worse. I have come to a conclusion that no matter how much money was spent, Peter Jackson just makes finished products that are not polished enough. yes, I blame this issue on him completely. in this day and age there is no reason to sit in a theater and feel the scene was shot with a green screen. most of the look and feel of the movie is kinda strange, I watched the 3D 48fps version. I think I will have to wait for the 2D version to see if it was the 48fps which gives this strange atmosphere or if it was PH that failed once again. with regard to the 3D effect, this is really really annoying and I felt that this was once again a marketing hype. there was nothing special in seeing this movie in 3D as there are no scenes I felt required 3D. now for the cast: I really thought Elijah Wood was a bad choice of Frodo but Martin Freeman who PJ praised in numerous occasions and plays young Bilbo almost topped him (in a bad way). I did not feel he is such a good hobbit and I am pretty sure may other actors could do the part better. the rest of the cast is actually good, the dwarfs, elves, wizards etc the length of the movie is not proportional, the movie could have been shot as a single part and would save us the 2 year wait for the rest of the trilogy. all in all it is a decent movie that is entertaining but if you are a fan you are bound to be somewhat disappointed...