Overall, pretty happy with the film. This pseudo-review will have to be fairly short, unfortunately, as the majority of the film is spoil-able.
We’ll start with format.
Remember watching LoTR and each film having its own story and resolving its own issues? The following film adding to the storyline/lore but not much crossing over besides characters and history?
The hobbit does the opposite. It will become its own trilogy, each film following the previous, with all questions answered in the final instalment.
Filmed more like a TV show than a movie, I was not impressed by the camera work.
The 3D was largely pointless and at times took away from what was actually happening. Its also buggy as ****!
Adhesion to the story/lore
Yes, the movie does largely follow the book. It has taken some"artistic license" in parts. For some reason, wood elves were replaced with goblins :crazy:
It explains how Bilbo (Frodo’s uncle came to posses the One Ring and hints towards the rise of an old evil (Revealing which old evil would spoil it!)
I enjoyed how well it followed the book.
You need to see this film. I’d reccomend seeing it in 2D as I personally am not a massive fan of 3D anyway.
If you do plan on reading the book (which you should!), this film takes you to the start of chapter 7.