Released last: December 2012
Why I watched it: IT IS “The Hobbit”. Why wouldn’t I watch it? Haha!
First of all, I watched the movie not knowing it was also going to be a trilogy. So imagine my shock when after almost 3 hours of watching, the credits already started to roll! Haha! But I guess it was understandable. I’ve never read any of Tolkien’s books but I’ve watched the LOTR trilogy and somehow, I get the sense that Tolkien’s stories really need to be told in such detailed fashion. I’d rather watch 3 movies than watch one that is 9 hours long. Haha!
But alas, I’m no hard core LOTR fan, and so in watching The Hobbit, there were times when I felt a very familiar story (because I’ve seen the LOTR) was being dragged on. I recognize that this one is a different adventure altogether, but to the casual viewer, there would really be the tendency to feel bored.
I guess I still enjoyed it because I’ve seen LOTR movies ages ago already and watching The Hobbit now was some sort of a recap of a story I knew I once enjoyed before, albeit with a quite different material, haha!
Critical Reception: 65% on Rotten Tomatoes
I’d rate it around: 73%. It was truly an epic story that you shouldn’t miss.
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As I did in 2011, I am listing down the movies I watch for 2012, along with my comment about each viewing experience. These movie pseudo-review/commentaries are hardly scientific. There might be days that I might be more tolerant of crappy movies and so I might find myself going easy on the critique. More so, my "critiques" are hardly theoretical because I admit I have not taken any proper film critiquing classes, haha! I most usually lash out "in the moment". I try to be as objective as possible, but know that we all have our own different tastes when it comes to films.
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