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2011
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Positive Reviews
104
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41
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4.5
Its a strange direction for Jackson to go in and it doesnt work well at all.
Keith & the Movies
3.0
Whereas that trilogy made sense as three separate movies considering it was the adaptation of three books The Hobbit isnt a substantive enough work to ..
Common Sense Media
5.0
Overall, theyve done a great job in both departments, delivering an experience that couldnt be much better.
We Got This Covered
3.5
Bilbo can be described as a safe man and one that isnt too keen on adventures.
We Got This Covered
4.5
The tone of Jacksons latest is, appropriately, much more jovial than that of Rings, which unfolds in an era far more stricken with despair.
1.9
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has finally arrived, not on wings of gossamer fancy but with a hairy footed thud.
2.5
Rather than an epic continuation of Jacksons Middle earth obsession, the film seems more like the work of a man driving around a multilevel parking ga ..
4.0
Thus, in this film saturated time, if youre old enough to love a book, youre old enough to have looked on in horror as some beloved classic has been t ..
Paste Magazine
2.0
A major disappointment that is about as difficult to swallow as the Dennys meals that are among the avalanche of commercial tie ins that have accompan ..
E Film Critic
1.3
Bilbo is a happy hobbit, a homebody who enjoys his creature comforts and doesnt have a violent impulse about him.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
I dont know if LORD OF THE RINGS would have been as magnificent in this format.
JoBlo
4.0
A few extemporaneous Lord of the Rings elements distract from The Hobbit storyline but Jackson has presented a captivating and exciting return to Midd ..
Screen Rant
3.1
Instead of engaging with the drama, youre staring at the sets and the actors choreography.
The Globe And Mail
2.5
This is not about a reluctant hero drawing courage from some deep personal well. Its not about dread and danger. Its about visual effects.
Philly
1.0
Yet another battle filled and self indulgent film by Peter Jackson.
Spirituality And Practice
2.0
I trust Jacksons instincts with Tolkiens work. Its his editorial indifference that could pose a greater threat to The Hobbit than any attack from Smau ..
Blu Ray
4.5
Little about the storytelling suggests a beating heart beneath the visuals; once the journey has begun, the characters find themselves in life threate ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ... is clumsy where Tolkiens book is streamlined filling in the gaps where the novel is vague...
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Others, like myself, may not be so overjoyed about a childrens book adapted into an epic, overlong trilogy.
2.0
Despite its bloated length and meandering plot, this is still an enjoyable production, at least for fans of Peter Jackson, Middle Earth and J.R.R. Tol ..
Lariat
2.0
The 48 frames per second gambit doesnt pay off nearly as well in other scenes, where the action has the unappealing video like brightness of a daytime ..
Eric Ds Nider
1.5
For as long as anyone can remember, film has been shot at the rate of 24 frames per second, something thats a bit slower than how the human eye percei ..
Screen It
3.1
Serkis equals and surpasses most of what passes for award caliber performances.
Rolling Stone
2.5
...has nearly as much going for it (Martin Freeman as Bilbo, much untampered with Tolkien dialogue) as it does against it (that chintzy looking 48 FPS ..
Pop Matters
2.5
Even at their eye filling best, these sequences generate more spectacle than suspense.
Pop Matters
2.0
My first thought in watching The Hobbit was: Do we really need this movie It was my last thought, too.
Cs Monitor
1.5
This first installment should draw a large audience; getting it back for rounds two and three will be more difficult.
Film Journal International ..
4.5
But while Jackson has clearly fleshed out some aspects of the source material, An Unexpected Journey doesnt drag nearly as much is its 169 minute runn ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
Rated PG 13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
Mountain X
4.5
In that sense, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey isnt unexpected at all, though between its lighter tone and a decades worth of improvements in digita ..
Npr
3.8
For what its worth, the first installment of The Hobbit hits all the right notes and delivers what will be expected of it
Q Network
4.5
Advertisement: But we all know thats not the valid standard of comparison.
Salon
4.5
Jacksons adroit direction and brilliance of the reality are the films high points. Whether there is the substance to support three films will be revea ..
4.0
Simply, if youre a fan of the way Jackson has delivered Middle earth to you in the past, then this is more of the same...
Flim Threet
4.0
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey looks like the start of another blockbuster trilogy.
Express
2.0
Martin Freeman doesnt much resemble Holm, but his irresistible ordinariness is perfect for the unremarkable Hobbit who never much fancied becoming a h ..
The Irish Times
4.5
It frequently seems as though Jackson was less interested in making The Hobbit than in remaking his own fabulously successful Lord of the Rings series ..
The Atlantic
3.0
Then again, the HD makes Bilbos big hairy feet an embarrassment; Martin Freeman is so obviously wearing clumpy hobbit boots that he cant walk properly ..
Standard
2.5
...almost 3 hours watching this would seem to be beyond torture for a normal adult, despite the exceptional production values which comprise the only ..
Tony Medley
2.5
The last hour of this movie is pretty much nonstop, and its a gas.
Detroit News
1.5
Sluggish doesnt begin to do justice to the way Jackson has padded out his narrative.
Cnn
3.8
The saving grace is that Jackson knows how to deliver an extraordinary set piece.
Aisle Seat
1.5
If you can get past Jacksons visual approach, you may find (at least I did) a story that doesnt fully engage until its final hour.
Movie Habit
3.8
When hes not cursing and muttering, you can honestly feel sorry for him.
Movie Habit
0.6
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
1.5
Like, for instance, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to shoot a film in a new, headache inducing format that makes it look like it cost less t ..
Oregon Live
2.0
Jackson has come back to Middle Earth to compose his most masturbatory effort yet.
Film School Rejects
3.8
If The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is any indicator of things to come, this trilogy could be every bit as wondrous and exciting as the one that prec ..
Movies Tv Guide
4.5
When it comes to the fantasy genre, it really doesnt get more epic than this.
3.0
Freeman has been well cast as the young Bilbo, providing a sense of British indignity accompanied by his slightly gormless, gob smacked facial express ..
Cine Vue
4.4
It will make you feel bad knowing that its the wretched creatures only appearance.
Three Movie Buffs
3.8
The film is frequently gorgeous, technologically adventurous and eventually thrilling.
Kansas City
4.0
What it all comes down to is that if you in any way, shape or form enjoyed the Lord of the Rings movies then you must see The Hobbit. Many happy retur ..
Stl Today
3.0
Very, very (very) slow in the early going, but Peter Jackson does get there (eventually).
Cleve Land
4.0
The final sequence is an inspired little montage, with a Wagnerian flick in its scaly tail, setting up Hobbit 2. I cant wait. And Im the one who didnt ..
Ft
2.5
With approximately six more hours to go, its tough not to shudder at the sheer lengths director Peter Jackson is about to go to stretch this story int ..
Dustin Put Man
4.0
This first chapter of Peter Jacksons new Tolkien trilogy takes us back to the familiar settings and characters, inflating a simple journey into an epi ..
Contact Music
4.0
The odd thing about the saying too much of a good thing is that it acknowledges the fact that, something, in general, is composed of an overabundance ..
Film Racket
4.0
A hugely enjoyable set up for what looks set to be another thrilling trilogy.
The Sun
4.5
The majority of 2012s blockbusters (The Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall) have upped the ante by combining engrossing characters with awe inspiring spectacl ..
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
As great as Serkis is, he cant begin to make The Hobbit look anything but short.
Patriot Ledger
3.0
Full of stuff... all the way up to a bloated 169 minute running time. But stuff is not exactly the same thing as having a rich and complicated plot.
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
In the end, of course, Unexpected Journey isnt a complete film; it ends with a literal cliffhanger and a clear indication that Mr. Jackson has a lot o ..
Big Picture Big Sound
4.5
I certainly dont begrudge Jackson a flight of fancy, but theres too many times during An Unexpected Journey that it feels like were watching Jacksons ..
2.0
Its far more enjoyable than hearing the drawn out backstory of the dull Dwarves.
The Film Pie
4.5
The movie is fun to watch already, and doesnt need the extra bells and whistles.
Io9 Gizmodo
3.8
This experiment is sufficient reason to see it, even if you are not a fantasy fan.
Js Online
4.4
To put all fears to rest, this isnt The Lord of the Rings: The Phantom Menace.
Movie Crypt
2.5
A bloated, dull mess of a film that meanders when it should move and stumbles when it should run.
Hollywood Chicago
2.5
This Journey isnt hard to follow like its predecessors, but suffers from just the opposite it has far too little to offer for moviegoers that dont liv ..
Cinemix Tape
3.0
Two thirds is so packed with charming characters, stellar visuals and sense of adventure, it makes that other third come across as much more of a fail ..
Shockya
2.0
As a result, it cant help but lose focus on both the story at hand and, more worryingly, on its hobbit hero: Bilbo Baggins.
Scots Man
3.0
This is a Hobbit cobbled together by an obsession with technological ingenuity at the expense of storytelling.
Scots Man
1.5
Its something thats sorely missing throughout Journeys nearly three hour running time.
The Verge
3.8
Also, there was so much world building in The Fellowship of the Ring that Jackson doesnt take as much time doing that here.
Scene Stealers
1.5
On that measure this first Hobbit flick doesnt cut the Shire grain mustard.
The Ooh Tray
1.5
When the dwarves turn up mob handed, kicking off a night of boisterous revelry, the laboured jests and jollity seem to go on forever. And the combinat ..
What So
1.5
Its a welcome entrant in the annual holiday box office scrum big and busy and often beautiful to look at.
reason
1.5
For the most part I found the whole excursion to be rather dull. The action is absent in long stretches, with what feels like an endless string of bac ..
Bowling Green Daily News
2.0
Peter Jackson didnt particularly want to direct The Hobbit, and I didnt particularly want to be bored to tears, but there we both were, fulfilling wha ..
Streaming Quickflix
3.8
Is the 48fps format a good thing Not unless the title had been Days of Our Hobbits or As the Shire Turns. My advice, then, would be to see this fairly ..
Clclt
2.5
Seeing The Hobbit is like going to a timeshare presentation. First you have to sit through the boring stuff before you can take advantage of the spect ..
Tony Mack
4.0
Not all the scenes are necessary, and a great deal of the movie is set up, with Jackson reveling in his own return to Middle Earth. But its an enjoyab ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
Peter Jacksons return to Middle Earth feels familiar and unfulfilling.
Concrete Play Ground
3.0
A well made spectacle that makes up for overall lacking story and character development with one incredible action scene after the next.
From The Balcony
4.0
At the centre are terrific performances from Freeman and Richard Armitage as the dwarf Thorin, plus all the lush scenery, majesty and magic weve come ..
The National
2.0
Unexpected Journey is not the intense, transporting experience youre probably looking for.
Film Blather
2.0
There is simply not enough story to justify the inordinate length...the enormous production effort is negated by disastrous decision to shoot at 48 fr ..
Tiny Url
2.5
Jackson himself seems to miss the forest of the story for the literal trees.
Movie Mom
5.0
Its a journey that any fan of Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings Trilogy should enjoy.
Cinema Sight
4.5
A minor flaw or two but assuming you dont spend all of your days barefoot like a Hobbit, the movie will knock your socks off.
Tri City Herald
4.5
But hes back with the first of three films based on J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit.
Media Mikes
3.8
Having now seen it twice, I favor the 2D/24p version over the 3D/48p one. But absent the format quibble, Jackson gives us a worthy start to a new tril ..
Daily Film Fix
3.5
Why Its one of the most powerful tales of spiritual enlightenment ever told.
Theepoch Times
5.0
I cant recommend strongly enough that you see The Hobbit in HFR 3 D. As I went in the theater, I figured, This cant be all that big of a deal.
Qc Times
3.1
Then it seems that the tale doesnt grow so much with the telling, as with the selling.
Boston Phoenix
3.8
Less die hard audiences will find a lot of meandering set up albeit visually gorgeous meandering setup.
Columbus Alive
4.4
Happily, despite all the technical details, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is exciting, tantalizing and satisfying.
Sf Examiner
4.5
The results arent quite so resonant, but the right notes are still being played, and we certainly come away fond enough of the characters and invested ..
Assignment X
1.5
While An Unexpected Journey does offer a plethora of exciting action sequences, it feels more scattershot than Jacksons prior films, a pastiche of set ..
Spectrum Culture
1.5
Additionally, The Hobbit isnt quite The Lord of the Rings it is a single novel of barely 300 pages.
4.5
From a production value perspective, The Hobbit is exactly what youd expect.
Dark Horizons
4.0
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had me with the dulcet melancholy of displaced Dwarves, yearning to be home.
Graffiti With Punctuation
1.5
Jacksons biggest failing with the first installment of The Hobbit is that he crowds out a great story with such minor plot developments that carry no ..
Toledo Blade
3.0
Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien may like sitting through a 169 minute film, that easily could have been trimmed by at least 50 minutes. But, I was constantly a ..
Movie Chambers
1.5
Well, that was the longest video game trailer I have ever seen. No, seriously, are you going to show the real film now
Need Coffee
4.5
Whatever you think of Sir Peter Jackson he was knighted in 2010 for his service to films you have to admire his ambition.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
4.5
It is a grand cinematic spectacle that demands our full surrender but doesnt overwhelm its simple tale of courage with its spectacular special effects ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
2.5
When youre watching a film, youre not watching fluid motion but 24 individual pictures, one after the other every second.
Free Beacon
2.5
Theres no denying the majesty in Peter Jacksons visuals but hes taken a relatively slim childrens book and stretched it beyond the limits.
Richard Roeper
2.0
...buried beneath the bloated 2 hour and 46 minute run time of The Hobbit is as an entertaining two hour movie...
Metro Times
3.8
The film is an immersive experience and only seeing it in 3D will do it justice.As far as the story at the center of this technical wizardry is concer ..
Illinois Times
2.5
Jacksons risky creative choices have drained Bilbo Baggins adventure of its magic.
Ut Sandiego
3.0
For better or worse this is no longer J.R.R. Tolkiens Hobbit it has become Peter Jacksons Hobbit. Lots of talking, walking and singing. Hard to take t ..
Eclipse Magazine
4.5
Download document Fortunately, theres an online Middle Earth Cookbook to pull recipes from.
Kpbs
3.8
It makes up for its deficiencies with dazzling large scale action sequences, gorgeously photographed scenery and the best visual effects money can buy ..
MLive.com
1.5
In the end youre left wondering how it went that way, and how in the hell are they going to squeeze two more movies out of this
4.5
I mean, the brown wizard has yellow teeth because hes taken too many mushrooms.
Esquire
2.5
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a story stretched too thin; dragged out by drudging slowness and obvious padding that its handful of thrilling ac ..
The Diva Review
4.5
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an expected journey that radiates entertainment, majesty and wonder.
4.1
It may not be the story the book told in content and tone, but its the story it had to be... plus 30 minutes.
Flixist
4.0
Once An Unexpected Journey gets going, its a rollicking good time.
Standard Net Au
4.5
It feels much like a gentler, more humorous and watered down version of The Fellowship of the Ring.
Patrick Nabarro
4.5
Once again, Jackson proves adept at capturing the tone and feel of Middle Earth, and the film takes us along familiar trails to meet some of our old f ..
O Canada
4.0
If Jackson had focused simply on Bilbos party and their attempts to get a proper homeland for the dwarves, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey would hav ..
Kc Active
3.0
THE Hobbit occupies that same awkward spot in popular cinema as the Twilight movies in terms of balancing good cinema against fan service.
The Mercury
4.5
A wild and visually stunning quest through a fantasy world all done with the noble spirit of courage and goodwill.
The Popcorn Junkie
4.5
Watching the three great actors in eye popping 3D as they go on and on about dwarves, dragons, a necromancer, elves and ogres is the joy and ridiculou ..
Bangkok Post
3.8
Fantasy fans hungry for a second breakfast of Tolkien fueled fare can get their fill with this visually sumptuous feast.
Paloalto Online
2.5
The reason its so hard to immerse yourself in the world of Middle Earth again isnt HOW Peter Jackson filmed The Hobbit. Its WHAT he filmed.
Host Madison
1.5
In lesser hands, Bilbo would have been a caricature trapped with us in just another overlong fantasy flick.
1.5
For thousands, the Lord of The Rings trilogy was an emotion filled spectacle; The Hobbit, by comparison, is all pixels and no pulse.
Screen Space(Squarespace)
3.0
It would be wrong to ignore the technical achievement that Jackson has pulled off yet again. But when said and done, The Hobbit feels more like a cine ..
Fox News
1.5
Its the behaviour of the supposedly affable dwarves that makes this particular adventure such a punishing experience.
Ultra Culture
3.0
But Ill take waiting a good, long while over the animated Rankin Bass monstrosity any day.
Fanboys of the Universe
1.5
That doesnt mean that Peter Jacksons labour of love will fail commercially.
Ma Cleans
1.5
There is a good deal to be said about Peter Jacksons long awaited and exceedingly long adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit, most of it bad.
Ny Books
2.0
Instead of simply adapting Tolkiens novel, Jackson has opted to use the story as a jumping off point for a convoluted prequel that threatens to do for ..
3.0
Hems and haws with only an occasional cinematic punch, making it a good, but very expected journey.
The Reel Deal
2.5
Peter Jackson catches a nasty case of George Lucas itis with his latest Middle earth saga.
Big Hollywood
4.5
Weve got a lot of road to travel before well know if the quest was worth it. But Im willing to go along on the journey, so thats something.
Zaki's Corner
2.0
I was impressed with how much of the storys good humor Jackson and Co. manage to weave into the spectacle. Its there in the close shave with a gang of ..
Dallas News
2.5
Sad to say, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a pale shadow trying to reach the sun on the strength of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Jc Online
4.5
They are fun to watch, fun to root for, and aiming to make you smile.
Tor.com
4.5
As for the film itself, if you didnt love, its unlikely thatwill do much to change your opinion.
ComicBookMovie.com
2.5
My biggest complaint about this latest adventure in Middle earth is that it is three hours worth of set up for the next movie.
Atlantic City Weekly
4.5
This stilted look may disappoint fans of the fantasy universe created by previous films.
Ncr Online
3.0
The films big, bravura finale is impressive in a technical sense, but it also isnt much more than dwarves running and swinging axes.
Deads
2.5
The Hobbit feels like a mere rehash of The Lord of the Rings, with just a number of different characters.
4.5
Heres hoping Jacksons love affair with technology shifts back to his real strength good old fashioned storytelling and that he has the courage to edit ..
Windy City Media Group
4.5
Peter Jackson seems keenly aware of the differences between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and instead of trying to make one more like the othe ..
Ifc
4.5
Much later, Gandalf gets bored and decides to trick mild mannered Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (is there anything Martin Freeman cant do Because seriously, he ..
3.8
Should more than satisfactorily scratch the itch of those who have waited many long years to see Middle Earth back on screen.
Film and Felt
3.8
Gets off to a decent start for this next trilogy, but its not the epic, genre redefining event of the one that preceded it.
Jeffreyklyles Word Press
3.0
In a movie thats a series of battles, the battles have no narrative arc.
Filmdrunk Uproxx
3.8
Those expecting THE HOBBIT to be on the same level as LORD OF THE RINGS are only setting themselves up for disappointment. But if you just go in expec ..
Film Geek Central
4.5
Accusations of bloated runtime and self indulgence overlook the magic and enchanting detail of Jacksons filmic embrace of Middle Earth.
Deep Focus Review
3.5
Watching The Hobbit was an unexpected endurance test. Younger children will not last the pace, but plucky ten year olds with a couple of well timed to ..
UTV
3.0
Visually it is sometimes amazing, but it is a large troll step down from the last trilogy.
Groups Google
4.0
Precisely what an adventure epic should be: huge, long, and lots of fun.
3.1
The overgenerous running time is somewhat to the films advantage, but there are warning signs that Jackson might be stretching the tale to its limit.
Slj
4.0
The Hobbit is another ambitious, gorgeous and faithful trip into JRRs writing and because of this, it wont win any new fans if you had no patience ten ..
Shotgun Critic
5.0
Like the sad, bug eyed Gollum, moviegoers may not have realized how much they missed movies like this onscreen in the past several years.
Because I Told You So
2.8
Jackson seems to be going through the motions of epic fantasy filmmaking.
Washingtonian
3.0
While the 48fps reads very much as American soap opera in the early scenes, its quite effective in the rousing, vertigo laced action sequences. Messy, ..
After Elton
0.5
Bilbos kitchen looks like Amano decor and thats just the cold hard trews.
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