The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


Release Date: 24th December 2012 - Australia


Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Wingnut Films

Distribution
Roadshow Distribution


Genre: Fantasy

Rating: M

Runtime: 170 minutes


Budget: $315,000,000

Box Office Gross: $1,021,103,568
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A curious Hobbit, Bilbo
Baggins, journeys to the
Lonely Mountain with a
group of Dwarves to
reclaim a stolen treasure.


Cast
Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf the Grey
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel
Hugo Weaving - Elrond
Sylvester McCoy - Radagst the Brown
Christopher Lee - Saruman the White
Ian Holm - Old Bilbo Baggins
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Andy Serkis - Gollum
Manu Bennett - Azog the Defiler
John Rawls - Yazneg
Conan Stevens - Bolg
Stephen Ure - Fimbul/Grinnah
Bret McKenzie - Lindir (Cameo)
Barry Humphries - The Great Goblin (Voice)
Kiran Snah - Goblin Scribe
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Necromancer of Dol Guldur
Lee Pace - Thranduil
Dan Hennah - Old Took (Cameo) (Uncredited)

The Company of Dwarves
Richard Armitage - Thorin
Oakenshield
Graham McTavish - Dwalin
Ken Stott - Balin
Aidan Turner - Kili
Dean O'Gorman - Fili
Mark Hadlow - Dori
Jed Brophy - Nori
Adam Brown - Ori
John Callen - Oin
Peter Hambleton - Gloin

William Kircher - Bifur
James Nesbitt - Bofur
Stephen Hunter - Bombur
Jeffrey Thomas - Thror
Michael Mizhrai - Thrain
Thomas Robins - Young Thrain
Peter Jackson - Running Dwarf in Erebor (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Jabez Olssen - Running Dwarf in Erebor (Cameo) (Uncredited) 


Crew
Writer/Director/Producer - Peter Jackson
Based on Novel "The Hobbit" -
J.R.R. Tolkien
Screenplay/Producer - Fran Walsh
Screenplay/Co-Producer - Phillippa Boyens
Screenplay/Project Consultant - Guillermo del Toro
Executive Producers - Carolyn Blackwood, Toby Emmerich, Alan Horn & Ken Kamins
Producer - Carolynne Cunningham
Producer/Unit Production Manager - Zane Weiner
Co-Producer - Eileen Moran
Casting Directors: U.S. - Scott Boland & Victoria Burrows
Casting Directors: UK - Amy & John Hubbard
Casting Directors: New Zealand - Liz Mullane & Miranda Rivers
Casting Director: Australia - Ann Robinson
Supervising Dialect Coach - Roisin Carty
Dialect Coach - Leith McPherson
Movement Choreographer/Stunt Double: Yaznog
(Uncredited) - Terry Notary
Production Designer - Dan Hennah

Conceptual Designers - John Howe & 

Alan Lee 

Storyboard Artist (Uncredited)/Unit Supervisor: 

Splinter Unit/Previsualization Supervisor: Weta Digital - 

Christian Rivers

Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator - Simon Bright
Art Directors - Brian Massey,
Andy McLaren & Brad Mill
Set Decorator - Ra Vincent
Costume Designers - Bob Buck &
Ann Maskrey
Costume Designer/Creatures/Special Makeup/
Armour & Weapons - Richard Taylor
Director of Photography - Andrew Lesnie
Second Unit Director - Andy Serkis
Stunt Coordinator - Glenn Boswell
Special Effects Supervisor - Steve Ingram
Visual Effects Supervisors - Joe Letteri & Eric Saindon
Visual Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital - Matt Aitken
& R. Christopher White
Visual Effects Producer: Weta Digital - Kevin L. Sherwood
Digital Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital - Mark Gee
& Jeff Capogreco
Digital Visual Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital - Martin Hill
& Matthias Menz
Animation Supervisor - David Clayton
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Eric Reynolds
Film Editor - Jabez Olssen
Music - Howard Shore


Review
After I watched the first feature of the 'Lord of the Rings' series 'The Fellowship of the Ring', I didn't actually know that there are only four books of J. R. R. Tolkien's trilogy with 'THE HOBBIT' being the first one. At this time, I always knew that Peter Jackson would someday translate it into a movie and I was right. I applauded everything that is very achieving in this film, there's its 3D quality which is beautiful and worthy of an experience. The CGI effects were state of the art and I still think that Gollum is a great character. I completely misunderstand that the voice of The Great Goblin was done by Ian McShane, but in fact, it was actually Barry Humphries who did it.

This film does not have one single flaw and is very good. As this will be a three part series, I feel the first instalment was a great way to start the prequel trilogy of 'The Lord of the Rings' series.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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