Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
Director: Peter Jackson
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', directed by Peter Jackson, clocks in at a whopping 2 hours and 40 minutes, if you don't count the roughly 15 minutes it takes for the end credits to roll. Given that Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy grossed nearly 3 billion dollars and won 14 Oscars in all, it's hardly surprising that the studio happily green-lit The Hobbit, and didn't complain when the New Zealand-based filmmaker decided to squeeze three films out of JRR Tolkien's rather slim 300-page prequel to the Rings saga. But despite its gorgeous sweeping visuals, spectacular special effects, and some terrific action sequences, this first installment in Jackson's three-film adaptation can't help feeling long and overblown and stretched beyond limits.
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11:34 PM, Dec 14, 2012
London: 'Lord of the Rings' star Ian McKellen says returning to New Zealand to shoot 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' felt like he was going home. The 73-year-old actor, who is battling prostate cancer for seven years, reprised his role as Gandalf the wizard from Peter Jackson's award-winning 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy in the prequel film, reported Femalefirst. "It was like going back home, really. It was more of...
12:05 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Judging part one of Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' prelude 'The Hobbit' is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act. Yet here goes: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is stuffed with Hollywood's latest technology - 3D, high-speed projection and Dolby's Atmos surround sound system. The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test-run...
03:36 PM, Dec 05, 2012
London: Veteran actor Ian McKellen says he burst into tears of frustration on the set of his upcoming film 'The Hobbit', a prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. The 73-year-old actor, who plays the wizard Gandalf in the Peter Jackson-directed film, said that he became upset while filming a sequence on green screen with only visual aids to act against, reported Digital Spy online. "In order to shoot...
05:07 PM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug, producers Warner Brothers said on their website. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild....
12:19 PM, Dec 21, 2011
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