Monday, December 17, 2012

The Hobbit: Short People Unite

The Hobbit: An Incredible Journey is pretty standard Part: I epic stuff. You get to meet a lot of characters who you remember by face, but not name. There's a lot of back story and some character development that must happen to get things moving and give the book some just due. The story is all pre-Lord of the Rings Trilogy stuff. Bilbo Baggins is approached by Gandolf the Grey and a boatload of dwarves to go on a journey to reclaim the dwarves home/majestic castle that was taken over by a dragon named Smog who straight up WHOOPED their assess. They start in the Shire and have to head A LONG way of course across many treacherous impasses, etc. It's pretty slow going, there is some action sprinkled in, but not much. It gets you prepped properly for the next two, and holds it's own. It's the best looking 3-D I've ever seen. It's amazingly crisp and clear. You really feel like you aren't watching 3-D. It's IMAX clear/crisp. Bottom line: 7.4 out of 10. Visually stunning. Very similar to the other LOTR films. It's well done, I'm a huge fan of Thorin (Dwarf King without a Kingdom) played by Richard Armitage, who I'm really not familiar with, but he's excellent in my opinion.

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