The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

New Zealand, United States of America

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro

Taglines: From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.

based on novel or book, orcs, elves, dwarf, horseback riding, sword, burglar, legend, riddle, mountain, travel, troll, creature, thunderstorm, fantasy world, wizard, epic battle, lost ring, journey, goblin, tunnel, underground lake, buried treasure, invisibility, quest, good versus evil, backstory, epic fantasy, fantasy creature, dwarves, epic quest

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

Reviews:

Author: narrator56
There is no doubt that Peter Jackson does a great job bring Tolkien’s fantasies to life, much better, I imagine, than anyone must have assumed when they heard about the Lord of the Rings series way back when. I must confess that I don’t like them as much as I enjoyed reading the books. I am sure there are complex reasons applicable to me. I read them when I was very young and it would be difficult to match that first-time experience. Also, the fighting and battles seem more central to the story than I remember. Perhaps that relates more to the modern movie audience rather than my memory. As a funny side note, the film seemed to resemble in places that other fantasy series: the Jurassic Park franchise, in that they seemed to always be going from one close call to another, and the Wizard or somebody repeatedly yelled, “Run!” This series certainly sends the message that if you ever go on a dangerous adventure, it helps to have a wizard along for the journey.