The Hobbit 2 Blows Expectations Out Of The Water

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2013)

I'm a HUGE fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's work and of course, Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy, but I was a little dissatisfied with the first Hobbit. I understand that Tolkien wrote the Hobbit for children, but I felt like the first Hobbit had too much of an animated atmosphere in which I couldn't take much seriously. Still, the first Hobbit was very entertaining and I gave it an 8/10. Going from that, watching the trailers for Hobbit: DOS, I thought it would end up the same way... being too overwhelmed with CGI, but I was incredibly wrong. The actual movie looks totally different from trailers, everything looks so realistic and mind-blowing. Smaug looks a lot more realistic in the movie than he does in trailers, it was a beautiful movie! I couldn't count how many times I said "wow!" or moved closer to the screen to really focus on the details. I have to say, whoever worked on the setting and the creatures did a wonderful job! The effects, makeup, and costume crews deserve an Oscar without a doubt. I cannot wait for the 3rd Hobbit now, but I still hope Jackson uncovers some other Tolkien masterpiece and adapts it to an epic film just as he has done so well with the other Middle-Earth movies. Even if you're not into this type of movie, you'll love it anyway. The people I went with were in such a variety of tastes and interests and most of them were not into fantasy at all, but they were eating their words as they watched in awe. Check it out! Hobbit: DOS is a definite masterpiece!