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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.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.
2012 · 2h 49m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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64%
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My first thought in watching The Hobbit was: Do we really need this movie? It was my last thought, too.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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To its own narrative detriment, "The Hobbit" works hard to lay the framework for what will follow. Certainly that's one way to set out on a trilogy, but it's surely not the best.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
There's no denying the majesty in Peter Jackson's visuals but he's taken a relatively slim children's book and stretched it beyond the limits.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
The repeated iterations of fight, flight and respite here get wearing. Especially perhaps because, with Jackson's fetish for detail, they take more time to watch on screen than to read about.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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