Good Lord of the Rings reboot

Rating: 8/10 (20 April 2013)

Special effects are getting better and The Hobbit captures a bit of the magic from the Lord of the Rings trilogy from a decade ago. 10 years of CGI advancement show a noticeable improvement. This movie is long, so it is best viewed from rented at your own leisure. Get up and stretch to avoid Peter Jackson induced blood clots. Jackson takes great care with each and every scene, unlike the Ryan Reynolds-esque movies that are thrown together with zero plot or stage setting. The "boring" parts are beautiful in their own with the Shire's scenery and wide open blue skies. The action gets a little exhausting when placed one after another. Jackson believes bigger is better. The musical score is awesome; the scenery on location and CGI is awesome; and the acting is awesome. The story is a little weird to the Jamie Foxx generation who thinks North Korean could invade us, i.e. the teenage vampire zombie lovers out there who the JJ Abrams market to. The fast CGI of the SPOILER dwarfs vs. the trolls seems to be the norm for Hollywood these days; sort of an Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom roller coaster on CGI steroids. Got to give the kids something, so minus 2 stars. This is a great movie otherwise. Grow up.