Really, though, compared to the Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings," this Gollum is a thing of technical beauty and genius, the most gorgeous, horrific, sallow, gaunt, hideous monster you'll likely see this side of Mordor. Mind you, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" takes place some 60 years before "The Lord of the Rings," so Gollum looks great for a 550-year-old Hobbit freakazoid. When Martin Freeman's Bilbo Baggins meets Gollum for the first time, it may very well be the best sequence out of the four Peter Jackson films that inhabit (inhobbit?) Tolkien's universe. In a word, and more than anything else, it's Gollum, played again by Andy Serkis. And if you happen to catch the version of the film shot at the semi-revolutionary but controversial 48 frames per second, it seems almost too real.īut first, let's talk about what's right with this movie. And why not now? The CGI technology is far superior to when he made the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, giving him an opportunity to make the movie more realistic than ever before. Tolkien, which Jackson reportedly had wanted to make into a movie for years. No, it's not Comic-Con - it's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."Įxpectations abound for Peter Jackson's prequel based on the beloved book by J.R.R. It's a world with barely any women, no romance, and where small men with big hairy feet thrive.
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