Movie: The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit was release on the 13th of December for the UK and the 14th of December for the US. The release dates for each country varies but the latest date for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is 26th December, countries such as Australia and Poland have such a late release date. 

Plot Summary/Story Line:
Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of this story and uncle of Frodo Baggins (From Lord of The Rings) is visited by our long lost friend Gandalf and Dwarves without notice, to join them in a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor which was taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers, these are some of the mythical creatures that can be found in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets Gollum the vial and disgusting creature we've already know from the Lord of The Rings. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake,  Bilbo Baggins finds what he calls his "Tookish" side (a part of his bloodline) and finds an undiscovered sense of confidence, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities ... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.


My Personal Opinion:
I personally believe that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey does live up to my expectations and does well for J.R Tolkiens name. Having read the book, I was surprised when they said that they was going to make The Hobbit a trilogy, as the book was only about 300 to 400 pages long, while the Lord of The Rings book were way greater in numbers. However, I believe they have managed to pull it off and made a good film out of it. Don't expect the same amount of epic action that Lord of the Rings had, only until (I guess) the last movie, I know there will be an epic battle as I've read the book, I wont say anything else about this battle as I don't want to spoil the story for people only wanting to watch the movies. So overall I will say the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a film you should watch and it deserves my Epic Movie Award of!

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