Amazing Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2012)

Okay, so I'm probably going out on a limb here, but lets just pray some giant eagles will catch me if I fall.
Anyways, I fell in love with this movie from the first scene, which is not near as pointless as people have you believe. It really kicks off the LOTR series, making you want to yell "No, Frodo, don't go wait for Gandalf!". And it gives you a good look at an older, wiser Bilbo before you get to see his young, really stick-in-the-mud self. While we're here, let me fangirl for a second. I love, love, love Martin Freeman. And was so ever excited when I found out BBC's own John Watson was Bilbo Baggins. He embodies the character perfectly, even when the scene isn't focusing on him, he's off in the corner being perfect. Back to business. The movie, I'll admit as a long time Tolkien fan and reader of all his books, has embellishments and changes. Like the orcs following the gang around, being all evil and dramatic. And the White Orc hunting for Thorin. Not to mention the ponies getting themselves captured by trolls.
We'll start there. In the book, as you probably know, Bilbo is just going to see what the light is for the dwarfs, decides to be an idiot and practice his pick-pocketing skills on trolls fifteen times his size. He then gets himself captured. I thought the way it happened in the movie flowed much better, and made much more sense to me. The White Orc was a little stupid. I think Jackson really just threw him in to add more to the movie, which only encompasses eighty or so pages of the two-hundred pages of the book. It's not a long or complicated tale really, but a little dramatization never hurt anyone.
The pros of this movie are as follows:
–amazing cast
–awesome battle scenes
–truly excellent portrayal of the riddle scene, it sends chills up your spine and makes you tingle with geeky excitement at the same time (I had to remind myself a million times after he picked up the ring that Bilbos story ends well)
–breathtaking graphics
–the music, it's really really beautiful
–good jokes, funny moments scattered throughout
–Ian Mckellen
–(again) Martin Freeman
The cons:
–Bilbo's sudden amazing swordsmanship near the end when he's never handled a sword before
–random Radagast scene
–quick ending that'll leave you going "come on! They just got going!"
So, in summation. I loved the Hobbit enough to give it a 10/10 and didn't see enough wrong with it to rate it badly in any way. Do not listen to the bad reviews, they're a bunch of Tolkien fan boys who hate changes or not true fans at all. The Hobbit fits in perfectly with the LOTR world and is a classic reluctant hero story that has you rooting for the Hobbit from day one. I loved it in every way, and was stuck in Middle Earth for hours after seeing it. Can't wait for the next one.