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Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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“You are only quite a little fellow in a wide world, after all.” These words, spoken with such warmth by Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to his burglar, sum up the movie and the trilogy perfectly. For this isn’t quite a movie about Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his unexpected journey as much as it is just him being a small cog in an extremely large machine. Bilbo is very much a little fellow in this story that … Read more

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Review

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The Hobbit, an Unexpected Journey, released Friday to theaters nationwide.  Many of the showtimes were sold out, including the ones late Friday night (and probably Saturday as well).  As the latest film from Peter Jackson, and the first in the newest J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy, it is not a surprise this was the case. Jackson released the film in every available format out there for the theaters; 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, and others which most people … Read more