Ziya Aliyev
I think like everybody I watched the triology hoping to get the same affection as Lord of the Rings but did I get it: NO
Because: the biggest problem is that it does not create the feeling that you are in the movie. I watched it as a cartoon.
Another problem is that Gandalf does not have the control, even Aragorn in Lord of the Rings could not get before the role of Gandalf
Scenes were created for the sake of the filling any gap, forexample in one scene suddenly an elf on the horse appears before Legolas summoning him to their country. Well at least they have showed him coming on the road in the far away camera before appearing.
Another problem was composing, the music stole away the seriousness of the movie turning it into combination of the scenes where the outcomes were predictable.
In the end, after watching the triology I had to check the director to see if he was the same Peter of Lord of the Rings.
snawx
Seven stars for part one of The Hobbit series, which is mainly because of the filming, attributes and acting.As for the story itself, I haven't read the books yet - so bear with me, but I found it very dry and not so interesting. Many moments I wanted to scream out that >random cliché moment< was so naive. The great wizard who is not so great after all. A simple hobbit like Bilbo Baggins getting dragged into a war like that, which to me, is completely the opposite of his attitude. Perhaps the second and third movie will surprise me, but thus far I haven't enjoyed The Hobbit as much as I thought it would.The story of An Unexpected Journey has disappointed me. Hopefully the next movies will become better.As for the filming, attributes and acting - VERY good. Amazing CGI, details, filming/drone shots and OST! The acting was very good too.
bigfrog6
Dumb and an embarrassment to Tolkien's legacy. There's really not much more to say. It might even be worse than "The Prequels".
kaloyankirow
A story line from a book always makes a good movie. Like LOTR this trilogy tops the fantasy genre like no other movies can. I imagine how difficult will be to explain to my children what a quality cinema looked like and how they'll argue with me about that. I believe this trilogy is one of the last that count as "cinema"