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Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

Once again we begin an epic journey that will take 3 parts to complete. Part 1 is a most wonderful journey with our old friends Gandalf, Bilbo, Galadriel, and Elrod. We meet a bunch of fun elves and get to see more of the orcs and trolls. Great scenery, cinematography, battle scenes,and of course the very first encounter with Smeagle (aka Gollum).

It was a great movie of almost 3 hours that moved swiftly so you never look at your watch. I do, however, not recommend seeing it in 3D. While the 3D is very good, the lack of depth of some of the CGI made it a bit disappointing. See it in 2D and you will not notice.

Rating: 4.7 out of 5.