Peter Jackson's beloved Hobbits get mixed up in adventure, again, in the first installment of his new Middle Earth trilogy.
After much legal wrangling, delay, and doubt,
The Lord of the Rings director has returned to
JRR Tolkien's universe for more orc-slaying action. This time around it's
The Hobbit, a single-volume children's book adapted into a sprawling trilogy. It's long, it's in 3-D, and it's jam-packed with drarf-on-orc special effects. Here's the top five reasons to take this
Unexpected Journey.
1. The Action: The first 30 minutes might drag a bit as we're introduced to nearly enough belching, ill-mannered dwarves to field an entire baseball roster. But once
The Hobbit gets its hairy feet beneath it, it really moves. Whether it's a wizard on a rabbit-sled drag-racing a pack of snarling werewolves, or a 73-year-old
Sir Ian Mackellen, as Gandalf, cutting down Orcs like a bearded samurai, this movie sticks the landing on scenes with a high degree of difficulty.
2. My Precious: A motion-captured
Andy Serkis returns as the iconic split personality Hobbit-turned-ringwraithe, Golum. Fans of
The Hobbit cartoon (1977) will be familiar with the scene in which Bilbo Baggins (
Martin Freeman) falls down a crevice by an underground pool and unwittingly steals the
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