The Hobbit movies have a real chance to be longer than a reading of the Hobbit would take. I went to go see the second of the movies, The Desolation of Smaug, this past weekend. Not only does it show almost everything that’s in the book, it brings in a significant number of scenes that aren’t even hinted at in the book, mostly with Gandalf when he leaves the party. Overall it’s a decent movie that tries to hard to be more than it is. Let’s check it out.
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The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey review
While I was unable to get to see first movie of The Hobbit trilogy, An Unexpected Journey, during the first weekend. I was finally able to make the time to see it this past weekend. It’s a long move (clocking in at 2:45) and it was hard to imagine how the slight tale of The Hobbit will be extended to a full trilogy. Since it was directed by Peter Jackson, I knew that it would at least look good. So let’s check out what happens.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
One of the great things about having kids is having the excuse to go back and read some books that I read when I was a kid. With the first installment of the movie looming, we attacked The Hobbit, a book I hadn’t read in way too long. The book was a challenge to get through due to not only the language, large swathes of detailed description and long songs/poems that probably are better sung (by someone who sings much better than I do). But in the end, the wonderful characters and quest carried the book through. So, let’s see what happens.