The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)- User Reviews

I was thoroughly disappointed with this movie, and I wish I had rented it instead. Much to my chagrin, the story did not flow well, and I was not drawn into the characters or the plot.

This should have been the best of Tolkien's stories that translated …more»

This movie is all about graphics and 3D. The plot was close enough to the book series to be entertaining, the actors were excellent, and it leaves you looking forward to the sequel.

I suppose it could be compared to Avatar, but was not quite in the …more»

The thing is...you could easily take 40 minutes out of this movie and still tell the story quite effectively.

Martin Freeman is brilliant. He is a young Bilbo. Great casting choice for this part.

Effects are great. You don't have to suspend disbelief …more»

The first 30 minutes of the movie was boring lots of dialog between the dwarfs,gandalf and bilbo. The rest of the movie was good and fun . I like the location where the movie was shot and how realistic the movie was made to look . Overall the movie can …more»

I thought the cast did a great job, but Im pretty upset with the movie anyway. When I buy a ticket for a movie I want to see the whole movie, not half and certainly not 1/3! This whole "lets see how many times we can split this movie" thing the industrys …more»

No words can explain how awesome this movie was! I saw it in regular, not 3D, but my friend saw it in 3D and he said it was defiantly worth it. So i'm going to see it again in 3D! I'm only 12 and I LOVED it. But I probably wouldn't recommend …more»

i have read the book a few times and while movies can never really be exactly like the book, this one exceeded expectations! I like how they are forming the rest of the lord of the rings series from these movies. Cant wait for the next movie to come out, …more»

My last reading of the Hobbit was in the misty 60's, so I came to Peter Jackson's rendering of this story with the core background - and found his adaptations and scene extensions immensely fulfilling and far from boring. I was left very satisfied …more»

Pure junk .. The plot is non-existent .. 2+ hours of fighting monster of all kinds -- not even close to good. The fillers scenes go on forever and at the end of the movie, you walk out asking yourself .. why did I sit there waiting for something to …more»

In reviewing, the Hobbit, it is inevitable that comparisons to the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) will be made. Consequently, how much you will enjoy the Hobbit can easily be measured by how much you enjoyed LOTR. Those who loved LOTR will love the Hobbit, …more»