miguelbgood I was very excited to see this after considering The Lord of the Rings a resounding success, one of my favorite series of movies of all time!But when I found out it was going to be a trilogy of movies, I thought "Why are they making 3 movies out of a very short introductory book to the Trilogy?"Why, indeed?Basically they RUINED it by making it 3 movies. The first one is boring, the 2nd one is more boring and the 3rd one I didn't even care to see.They took a successful idea (being faithful to Tolkien's books!) and turned it on its head and decided to invent all kinds of scenes that never existed, and make a really great short book into a way-overlong trilogy of movies!DUMB IDEA!If you are a kid who just likes Hobbit stuff you *might* like this. If you're an adult who loves Tolkien's books, you are almost surely going to dislike it. My advice: Skip this one and go back and re-watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy again! Or better yet, spend your time reading the books, starting with The Hobbit!

joaoantonioasodias It is a fact that Tolkien is the father of modern fantasy literature, through his marvelous work he practically redesigned the gender and served as an example for the entire author community who came after to follow. When I first heard about this movie I was really skeptical, as the original story was a really childish tale and I thought they would not be able to make the feeling of the original "Lord of the Rings" get out of me. But...As soon as the movie started I found myself again as a small child discovering the wonderful universe of books together with the crown jewel called Middle Earth. Even with the adaptations so the movie was more mature were a bit over in some cases, as soon as you hear the poems from the book singed by the dwarfs on a sad tone it is impossible to judge then bad. The plot flows so well that is can even be seen before than the original franchise by a stranger to the series without losing meaning, they will only lose some really god references. But without a doubt the biggest point of the movie is the fact that is another trilogy, because it shows to the fans that the dream of Tolkien is still alive.

cricketbat The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an enjoyable re-entry into Middle Earth. It's fun to see familiar faces and places from the Lord of the Rings movies, and see how these two series tie together. However, while I have watched the LOTR films multiple times, I don't know if I can do the same thing with this one. The starting is exasperatingly slow and the movie is longer than it needs to be, considering how much of the book it covers. The visuals are great, but the story is stretched too thin. I like this movie, but I don't love it.

mundhra_mayank Probably everyone is going to compare this movie with the LOTR, which isn't a completely fair comparison. I am a huge LOTR fan, and I watch the trilogy every 6 months. But a better reference point for this movie must be the book by Tolkien. Peter Jackson does a great job at not just bringing the book to life, but also adding on to it elements which make it even more fun. For example the movie has a lot of funnier elements when compared to the book. The dwarves are funnier, livelier and definitely more charismatic (especially Thorin) as compared to the movie.Jackson has also tried to make this a prelude to the LOTR. Like adding Legolas (who isn't even mentioned in the book), and the necromancer. While fans of the book might not have liked so much of fiddling with the story line, I personally don't mind this.The soundtrack is a inspired from LOTR, and in some placed even the same (like the scenes involving Elrond in Rivendell), but it works just as magically as it did in the trilogy. The visual effects are top notch and the goblin chase gives one goosebumps. The entire movie is very feel good and you don't feel tense even in the moments where the pack is in trouble. All in all, a great adventure movie.