![]() ![]() Years after being kicked out of their kingdom by the gold-loving dragon Smaug, an assortment of dwarves - merchants, miners, tinkers and toymakers - have set out to reclaim their homeland. He loves his home and his doilies too much, and an adventure might make him late for dinner. Taking place 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Hobbit” finds the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) seeking out hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) for an adventure. And there’s still not much in the way of action.īut what unfolds looks stunning, thanks to advances in technology in the nine years since Jackson last visited Middle-earth and his decision to shoot in the new High Frame Rate 3-D format. ![]() He’s also used a bit of creative license to work some of “The Lord of the Rings” characters back into the fold. Because, hey, money!īut carving the roughly 300 pages of “The Hobbit” into three movies - the first of which clocks in at a staggering 2 hours and 49 minutes - leaves precious - Precious! - little plot to spare.įor “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Cash Grab” - sorry, “An Unexpected Journey” - director Peter Jackson has cobbled together portions of the novel, the “Lord of the Rings” appendices and everything J.R.R. But that book weighed more than many healthy newborns.Īnd the “Twilight” and “Hunger Games” franchises followed suit. Sure, producers split the final “Harry Potter” novel into two movies. ![]()
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