The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage
UK Release Date: 13th December 2012
Now i must say now that the Lord of the Rings trilogy are the films that really started my love of film so i had high expectations for the film we've being waiting almost a decade for. Well An Unexpected Journey isn't as good as those films, but it gives it a pretty goddamn good try. And the film manages to joyfully return us to middle-earth and me to the magic of the originals. Much has being said about the pacing issue due to the fact that this film is adapted from a little over 100 pages of the novel but for me the pace was no slower then in The Fellowship of the Ring. Once again the casting of film has being done just right, although with such a large cast of dwarves only a few make an impact. Among those standing out are British talents Richard Armitage, James Nesbet, Ken Scott and Aidan Turner. The old cast are all back at their superb best and it is a joy to see Christopher Lee and Ian McKellan share the screen again, and Andy Serkis's Gollum is his usual best. But the star of the film truly is Martin Freeman in the role he was surely born to play. New Zealand looks fantastic in it's supporting role. Add to this the joy of Howard Shore's score and you've got the ingredients for a successful and brilliant return to Middle-Earth. Oh how we've missed you!!
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