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The Hobbit

An Unexpected Journey
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Mar 12, 2024jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jul 01, 2013 Agree that most of its bag of tricks were of "been there, seen that" quality. But, we go back to our favorite sights and restaurants time and time again. Anyway, imaginative central plot and amazing special effects with the…
Feb 01, 2023orange_giraffe_622 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed watching this film. Of course it was not better than the lord of the rings, but was good just the same. Even though some things were added to the film, or they show you what was never told, but did exist in the book, I…
Mar 04, 2022indigo_tiger_479 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I liked it. Not as much as the original Lord of the Rings, though.
Jul 29, 2021oliver_31 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Ghastly in ever sense of the word. I'll never get how Peter Jackson turned a great 300 page book into 9 hours worth of garbage movies. Avoid this at all costs.
Jan 29, 2021WardenScythe rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was actually a pretty good movie! It wasn't as great as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, but was still good. The beautiful landscapes are awesome and the CGI is actually pretty good. There was definitely lots of action. Overall decent…
Nov 09, 202010000mefest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Lord of the Rings backstory. Great effects and an engaging adventure. The first in the Hobbit Trilogy.
Oct 07, 2020LCPL_Krystyna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous cinematography and a great cast of quirky characters. Loved seeing this adaptation of one of my all-time favorite books.
Aug 27, 2020
THE HOBBIT was NOT written as a prequel to LOTR . It came into being when, after looking at the seventy-fifth essay booklet with nothing but blank pages (that Professor Tolkien was trying to grade for an essay test), Tolkien found himself…
Aug 15, 2020WardenScythe rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was a surprisingly really well done movie! I say surprisingly because I’ve heard from many others that The Hobbit is boring, drags onto long and the characters suck, but so far that is definitely not the case. The characters all seem…
Jul 30, 2020young_librarian rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
While it is highly debated whether the Hobbit movies are good or bad, I find that they bring me so much joy to watch. This first installment in particular is simply a fun ride. If you are a purist and love the Hobbit for what it is, then…
Mar 21, 2020bethurston rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An Unexpected Journey is the 1st part of The Hobbit trilogy. The Hobbit was 1 book written as a prequel before the 3 books of The Lord of the Rings. This movie set's the tone of the whole series, while introducing several major…
Mar 26, 2019Paullikesscience rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Not a bad movie worth watching
Sep 08, 2018Reading_Right rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Good production quality, acting, & effects, but the 3 film series is almost 7.5 hours of non-stop fighting, and though it's done pretty well, it's the just the same thing, over, and over, and over (and over). After a while, since you know…
Sep 08, 2018ADragonInTheLibrary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A great opening, that starts to drag on toward the end. I for one welcome the many additions Jackson made, but he spends a little too much time on some of them.
Sep 02, 2018technic11 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Its okay I guess. LOTR is way better!
May 30, 2018maryc0peland rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved it!!! :-)
May 17, 2018
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was a good movie. It's filled with funny scenes and dialogues just like movies nowadays. The movie was filled with mostly CGI, which I found it disappointing the first time I watched it because from…
Apr 05, 2018knewt rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If you are expecting this trilogy be in line with Peter Jackson's Lord of The Rings, you will be disappointed. The Hobbit doesn't feel like it takes place within the same world as LOTR, heavily relying on CG and other special affects.…
Jan 02, 2018green_zebu_65 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The book is better! The movie added unnecessary things:(, and took out important parts. I recommend reading the book first.
Dec 29, 2017ShasCho rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Alas, this movie is an obscenity. Peter Jackson, having crafted magnificent videos of each book of the LOTR trilogy, true to both the spirit and words of Tolkien’s monumental text, chose to treat this prequel as mere buffoonish…
Dec 26, 2017patch666 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent film not as monumental as LOTR Trilogy but still good fun fantasy and advendture ~ 420
Oct 16, 2017
It's a good movie, but I'm glad I read the books first. The story line got a little messed up, like some stuff that happened in the book wasn't in the movie and vice versa. And how do you make 3 movies out of 1 book? Anyway, I still…
Apr 29, 2017LittleNoName rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Prefered this series to "The Lord Of The Rings". Cleared up a lot of questions TLOTR left innmy mind.
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Oct 14, 2016Charlielol rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One of my favourite adventure movies of all time
Oct 09, 2016adamelderkin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this movie. I like seating down to a good adventure story. If your like me, then give this movie a try.