A great film worthy of the middle earth name.

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2015)

I rewatched this film last night and since I didn't really do a proper review for it before I thought I would now. The premise of this film sees hobbit Bilbo baggins thrust into an adventure on a question with a wizard and 12 dwarfs to reclaim there homeland from a dragon. Martin freeman as young Bilbo was a perfect choice, he totally encapsulated everything I imagined him to be. He was funny and likable and you really wanted to root for him on his adventure. Ian mckellen returns to his iconic role of gandalf the grey and well he is fantastic in this film. He is gandalf and always will be he totally encapsulates the wise older wizard who we all want to listen too. Richard arimtage plays thorin oakenshield who is the leader of the dwarfs and he was really good in this film. Yes he was a bit grumpy and stubborn sometimes but you see the pain in his character and you understand why he must complete this task. I also really like how his and Bilbo's relationship develops as the film goes on. However, one of my biggest negatives was the rest of the group of dwarfs. Even in a 2 and a half hour movie we don't really get any development for them and it actually makes me not really care about them too much. The story had a really good vibe about it, I love some of the character development and some great cameos that actually made sense. However, this film does have the problem that it really does lack in payoff. The ending was pretty lacklustre which is probably down to them having to make it three movies. The script was great with allot of well placed humour but some great drama that really stressed the situation. The style if this film is breathtaking with the look of the film being beautiful and all the action scenes really delivering. Overall this is a great movie that if your a middle earth fan you must see.