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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Now, before I start talking about this movie, I should point out that yes, I have deliberately held off on it until now. I didn't go to see any of the Hobbit movies in the cinema because I was so vehemently against the idea of splitting the book into three films that I refused to support the notion; I didn't want to vote yes with my wallet.
Going into this movie, I tried to keep an open mind; I wanted to see how all the added material that wasn't in the Hobbit book would justify its presence. At first, it didn't win me over; whenever it cut back to the orcs, I rolled my eyes. But it all culminates in a pretty awesome face-off at the end, which works because you know the dwarves' history with them. In terms of adaptation, some of the changes they made are actually superior to the book, especially the lead-in to the trolls scene. My only real complaint is that this movie seems far more dependent on CGI than the Lord of the Rings trilogy; even the basic visual style looks too artificial. But on the whole, this movie was actually pretty good. I was surprised. I had very little faith in this trilogy, but this movie turned out to be a promising start.
My rating: 75%
