The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
To the film now. I was worried about the high frame rate (48 frames per second is twice as many as traditional film) and there was some trepidation in regards to 3D - would it be gimmicky? I fretted without reason - neither was a hindrance, in fact the film was so crisp, engaging, warm, and real feeling that I was immediately sucked in. As an aside, if you don't like 3D or high frame rate, then see it in 2D at 24 fps.
The jovial nature of the children's tale was maintained with plenty of slapstick and one-liners. I laughed out loud on numerous occasions. The character flaws were front and centre in every scene except when they became heroic - then it was a little over the top. It would be unkind to highlight any single character, hero or villain, as they were all magnificent.
Another worry I had was the caricaturization of the 13 dwarves with their wild hair, tattoos, beards and bling. The looks suite the characters and I was very pleased with their onscreen personas.
I plan on seeing the film in theatre at least 2 more times. It's candy.
[I'm 64 films behind in my reviews, so I thought I'd offer my 2 cents on this ahead of when I would reach it in April]
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From the great island of New Zealand comes this quirky (the common adjective used by all reviewers) flick. One of the guys from Flight of the Concords stars as a deeply inept man bent on dishing out revenge on a school bully from years earlier. Mooning over him is the not quite as inept, but socially awkward nonetheless, Lily.
