The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
U/A; Adventure
Dir: Peter Jackson
Cast: Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman

The answer is yes, he did. But is the first film any good then? The answer is still yes, but just barely so.u00a0An Unexpected Journey will make a busload of money, but it remains to be seen if the second and third parts manage similar feats, because the film has none of the charm, characterisation and newness that made the LOTR movies so great. It offers nothing technically new or aesthetically unique, nor does it justify the existence of three three-hour-long movies for a 275 page children’s book.