Martin Freeman
Ian McKellen
Richard Armitage
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hugo Weaving
Elijah Wood
Cate Blanchett
Christopher Lee
Billy Connolly
Andy Serkis
Lee Pace
Ian Holm
Aidan Turner
Mikael Persbrandt
James Nesbitt
Barry Humphries
Ken Stott
Sylvester McCoy
Screenwriters
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Peter Jackson
Guillermo del Toro
Director
Peter Jackson
Running Time
169 minutes
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. 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 Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know. (Warner Bros.)
I love the LOTR films and it was great to be back in that world, whether it's a good idea to have made this as more than one film I'm not sure. I was happy for the film to be long but less so for the pacing being so stretched but time will tell how well the whole thing works. I saw the 2D 24FPS version.
