Customer Ratings & Reviews

All three versions of the Hobbit on 3D are great love it.

Finally, we get the first part of The Hobbit! I was thrilled when I found out that Peter Jackson would be returning to direct this trilogy. That would ensure that it would fit in seamlessly with The Lord of the Rings to complete the greatest movie series ever. Of course, The Hobbit was a medium-sized book, only about 300 pages. So how did Jackson get 3 movies out of that? Well, by bringing in material from other works such as The Silmarillion. While purists may think this ruins the movie, I think it adds some great side-stories. The Hobbit is a little more light-hearted than LOTR, so those who didn't like the darkness of LOTR may like this better. It's a fun tale with great special effects. The casting is great, and Martin Freeman was an excellent choice for the young Bilbo. Having many of the original cast members reprise their roles from LOTR was wonderful. I can't wait for the next 2 parts of this wonderful movie!

It's in 3D which is hard to find. Watched on our VR

Really good movie. Bought it at a discounted price.

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The Hobbit follows the quest of Bilbo Baggins (the hobbit) who is coerced into an adventure that he had not imagined, nor wished to partake in initially, signing a contract as a burglar to win a share of the gold treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. Bilbo's adventure takes him from the rural surroundings of his home into more sinister territory and into battle with Orcs, Trolls, and Goblins. The story is an episodic quest for Bilbo, his dwarf companions, and Gandalf the Grey wizard, in which many different situations and creatures are encountered. As a result of the adventure, Bilbo earns a new level of maturity, competence, and wisdom with an amazing story to tell to his nephew, Frodo. This is an excellent adaptation of the novel, with the expected variations on the theme for the film, and a fitting precursor to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

This movie was s only Ok, I got it for the 3d as the movies are not being released in 3d as much now.

Part two of the Tolkien book The Hobbit was as big and exciting as the first movie, and seemed kind of like Indiana Jones meets The Hobbit. The special effects were expansive and on a par with other movies like Pirates of the Caribbean. All of the visual details were excellent because it was shot with special digital equipment, yet in such a way that it had a film like look. My one big gripe, and this goes for the Lord of the Rings series as well, is that important things were left our and/or characters and events were inserted that were never in the book. Maybe I'm just being a purist, but following the plot accurately is important to me. From a technical viewpoint, though, it was excellent. The packaging of my blu-ray set was in good shape and properly held the discs. Everything worked perfectly.

A nice beginning to the Tolkien world and prequel to the Lord Of the Rings Trilogy. There is a nice blend of humor, drama, and action which will appeal to young and old alike. While I do not believe it captured the heart of audiences in quite the same way as the LOTR movies, it still successfully maintains the imagination, vision and scope of the previous movies. The director, Peter Jackson, takes a few liberties with the story line which die hard Tolkien fans, may or may not like. Personally I have mixed feelings. Some of the changes were quite good (e.g. The additon of the Orc Chieftain, Azog and the back story thereof) and other changes were not to my liking (e.g. The overall handling of the Great Goblin King's character and the time spent in the Misty Mountains. Also the part in the movie where the Dwarves, Gandalf, and Bibo Baggins were trapped in the pine trees). The latter changes were quite different from the book. All in all, it is a very good adaptation of the book and overall entertaining and enjoyable movie. My critisms are few. As a young lad, I grew up loving the books and now as an adult I am able to enjoy the movies with my children. I look forward to the upcoming continuation of The Hobbit saga. Cheers, Lord Juggernaut

Another great start to another great trilogy by Peter Jackson. This was part of my wife's Christmas present. I was trying to surprise her with the Sherlock series from BBC, but they did not have all the seasons. Luckily, they had this movie and the desolation of smaug. My wife loves Martin Freeman as an actor, at least that's what she tells me, so I surprised her with this and having seen the film in theaters the year before, she was gladly excited to receive both movies. My wife says that martin freeman reminds her of our son, and the title of this movie is closely related to the unexpected journey that our son has presented us with. It was awesome at the theatres, but it will be just as awesome at home watching it with our son when he's older.

I liked the movie. They did a great job selecting the actor who played Bilbo and of course the scenery is awesome (as with all the Hobbit movies). I also think they did a great job on the sound. Dialog is clear and the soundtrack is very dynamic. Watching it in 3D is good, not Avatar 3D good, but still really enjoyable and a much better story than Avatar. I watched it in 3D at 48 fps in the theater which kind of looked fake to me sometimes. I think I preferred the 3D Blu Ray version a little more even though it made my 55" HDTV seem way to small. If you are a fan of the other movies in the series you should like this one. Also as extras they included some pretty interesting video blogs from Mr. Jackson on this Blu Ray.....if you are into that sort of thing.

The HOBBIT movies aren't enormously favored, due to their bloated runtime and unnecessary material, but there's no denying New Line and Peter Jackson's penchant for excess isn't a good thing when it concerns their Blu-Ray work. With an extensive amount of bonus material, three discs worth (a so-so commentary on Disc 1 with information that ultimately can be gleamed from featurettes; set-specific behind the scenes videos clocking in at 4 hrs on Disc 2; and subject-specific videos on Disc 3), there's quite the wealth of making of material. Overall, the bonus features and movies may not be as fun and intricate as the LOTR trilogy, but for interested parties and fans of THE HOBBIT, this is a no brainer in Blu-Ray excellence.

A hobbit is recruited by a Wizard to help 13 dwarves take back their home in The Lonely Mountain after it was taken from them by a dragon. I like how they transferred the story from the book, and I like how Peter Jackson has fleshed out Bilbo's reasoning for sticking with the dwarves. But one thing I missed from the book was the pure childish delight that crops up throughout the book. Even dire moments in the book were tinged with delight, but most of those disappeared in the movie. I don't mind the extra plot added from The Silmarillion. Afterall, Peter Jackson has to parse The Hobbit into part of the Lord of the Rings and foreshadow the events to come, something Tolkien didn't have to do. As for the extra 13 minutes making this the Extended Edition, they really don't add anything to the story, unlike the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings movies.

The extended cut is a must for any fan. It adds so much to the story.

If you haven't seen this movie yet, and reading the reviews to determine if you should get it, it's a no-brainer in my opinion. This movie takes off and begins the series leading up to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Saw the movie in 3D at the theatre, and I enjoy 3D, so it was an easy sale for me. I'm not even going to take off a point in the rating, but the only negative I could find is that the 3D bundle doesn't come with an iTunes digital download. Rather, it gives you the option of creating a digital copy using an Ultraviolet option...but that isn't compatible iTunes. Not a big deal at all for me, but if you are looking for that one particular option I guess it could influence you.

Basically the main difference that stuck out for me between this and the standard edition is longer scenes at the elves home base. Retail price is way too high, wait for a good sale. The action scenes are a delight to the senses on high def and in surround sound. This is what blu-ray is meant for. I think Peter Jackson and George Lucas must have the same financial planner since they like to release different versions of their movies years apart so fools can buy all the different versions. Be patient! Wait for the extended version! However, the extended version of this movie did not provide much more depth to the story like the ones for Lord of the Rings trilogy did.

Bought this for my brother who is a huge hobbit fan. Great quality

The first in the Hobbit series, which we watched because my daughter is reading The Hobbit at school. The movie is pretty intense visually and I was pretty tired at the end of the 3 hours. Amazing characters in pure CGI (who needs actors?). They could probably have deleted some of the scenes and made the movie shorter as some parts just went on too long. Some of the fight scenes were a little over done with some things not possible in reality but my girls seemed to enjoy it. Of course we had to go to the movie theater to see the second part. Overall a great movie though - if you can sit all the way through it - but, hey that is what the pause button is for!

Fast-paced adaptation of Tolkien's beloved work. To make it a trilogy, everything even mentioned in the book is in the movie, plus a few extra things only mentioned in other books about the events or the same time period. This makes it feel stretched on occasion. Gollum is fabulous, so are Frodo, and Gandalf. The use of the same musical leitmotifs known from LOTR for each people (dwarfs, elves, orcs etc) works great. And, according to comments I heard, the definition of two 'cute and sexy' dwarfs helped to make this movie win over the female part of the population. Smart move. The extras seem alright, although I haven't really paid too much attention.

This is a great movie. Really satisfied with my purchase.