Good production quality, acting, & effects, but the 3 film series is almost 7.5 hours of non-stop fighting, and though it's done pretty well, it's the just the same thing, over, and over, and over (and over). After a while, since you know exactly how the fight scenes will go, and progress (with all the Follywood clichés, e.g. NOTHING will kill the main bad guys until the end, and certain people are "sacrificed" regardless), the circumstances each confrontation takes place in, just become a blur, with the same responses and 'clichéic' dialog. In fact, some of the arguments/disagreements/conflicts within the group seem very manufactured, and are just done over & over, after they've been resolved. More time could be spent on the story, and the whole thing done in half the time.
I also feel that the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy does this to a certain degree, but there is much more regarding the story, and some change ups.

A great opening, that starts to drag on toward the end. I for one welcome the many additions Jackson made, but he spends a little too much time on some of them.

Its okay I guess.
LOTR is way better!

Loved it!!! :-)

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was a good movie. It's filled with funny scenes and dialogues just like movies nowadays. The movie was filled with mostly CGI, which I found it disappointing the first time I watched it because from watching all of The Lord of the Rings movies to watching The Hobbit, this movie has more CGI in it. But now I understand as to why CGI is used so often in movies nowadays and I am not upset with the decision.

If you are expecting this trilogy be in line with Peter Jackson's Lord of The Rings, you will be disappointed. The Hobbit doesn't feel like it takes place within the same world as LOTR, heavily relying on CG and other special affects. Peter Jackson seemingly tried to appeal to a younger audience with the humor and bloodless fight scenes. However, the beautiful scenery and beloved characters remain.

The book is better! The movie added unnecessary things:(, and took out important parts. I recommend reading the book first.

Alas, this movie is an obscenity.
Peter Jackson, having crafted magnificent videos
of each book of the LOTR trilogy,
true to both the spirit and words of Tolkien’s monumental text,
chose to treat this prequel as mere buffoonish cartoon,
much like Disney’s animated versions of classic fairy tales.
Such a sad waste of this superb cast,
and a despicable bait-and-switch cheat to the viewers.
Far better to listen to the audiobook version by Rob Inglis
(or the British edition, read by Stephen Fry).

Excellent film not as monumental as LOTR Trilogy but still good fun fantasy and advendture ~ 420

It's a good movie, but I'm glad I read the books first. The story line got a little messed up, like some stuff that happened in the book wasn't in the movie and vice versa. And how do you make 3 movies out of 1 book? Anyway, I still think that the book is better