Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian Mckellan, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Steven Hunter, Dean O'Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Andy Serkis, Sylvester McCoy, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holme
Certificate: 12
Genre: Fantasy
Awards: None
Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) is a hobbit that enjoys the peaceful life. But when a Wizard who goes by the name of Gandalf (McKellan) invites him on an adventure, his life is changed completely. A prequel to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Hobbit is mostly about Bilbo and a group of dwarves who want to reclaim their home from the dragon Smaug. But it also has a subplot of the rising of a dark power. Anybody who has seen The Lord Of The Rings will have some idea of what that is.
Martin Freeman is the perfect bilbo. He is incredibly likeable, funny and feels like a younger version of Ian Holme's portrayal. Peter Jackson has also done a good job at making all the dwarves seem different. Although they are not all memorable, no two seemed alike.The Hobbit also has a host of villains that could almost rival Game Of Thrones. Although neither of Benedict Cumberbatch's villains are given much screen time at all, there are still plenty of others. The pale Orc is a chilling character while the Orc King is a fun and original creation. However, it is unsurprisingly Gollum who steals the show. The riddle sequence is probably the best scene of all of 2012.
The film is definitely not as dark as The Lord Of The Rings, but then it is set in a time of peace. The only problem I have with the film is that CGI may have been a bit overused. The Orcs are now all Computer Generated which makes them seem a lot more unrealistic when compared to LOTR's people in costume orcs
I would say that The Hobbit is one of the best films of 2012 and it is a must watch. Now we've got to wait a whole year for part two, nooo!
*****Brilliant
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