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Other voices

Excerpts of select reviews of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:

Bloated… Even Shakespeare needs editing.

All 13 Dwarves Peter Jackson THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
All 13 Dwarves Peter Jackson THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

— Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

 

As entertaining as watching the last bits of ketchup drip out of the bottle.

— Matt Pais, RedEye

 

At nearly three hours long, An Unexpected Journey has moments when the caravan seems both overstuffed and out of balance, but it’s such a scenic trip that only a stubborn homebody could complain.

— Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

At its best, it recaptures the Rings movies’ breadth, detail, and staggering sense of beauty.

–Tasha Robinson, AV Club

 

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