Must Go! The Hobbit by knainc Having realized (while waiting on line for this film), it has been 41 years since I first read the book (the first of a dozen times), I had high hopes for this production. My mind's eye had already...
No WTF by gina112666 I had heard it was going to be long, so when the screen went blank, I thought, "This must be the intermission". Then the credits rolled!! Huh? Maybe it could have been done in one feature if so...
Go Very Good. by magicfan8686 Looking forward to the sequels. Last hour was terrific. Didn't really feel as long as it was. It is a bit more childish and silly than the LoTR Trilogy but not so much that it damages the film....
83 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum I'm holding the filmmaker responsible for getting us all back again - to feelings of excitement and delight. Vital as they are, Gollum and Bilbo can only do so much to keep us enchanted. Is Jackson able to sustain the magic in two more installments? I peer into Tolkien's Misty Mountains and embrace the journey. Read full review
75 NPR | Bob Mondello The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey isn't "unexpected" at all, though between its lighter tone and a decade's worth of improvements in digital film techniques, there should be enough of a novelty factor to delight most fans. Read full review
70 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern An overlong adventure enlivened by wonders. Read full review
63 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers What saves the day is the spidery, schizoid Gollum, again performed by the great Andy Serkis through the craft of motion capture. Read full review