Mike Batie Reviews "The Hobbit"

Mike Batie here, this is my first blog post. I saw The Hobbit tonight with my parents. It was entertaining. I've never read the book, so I can only judge it as a movie. I was surprised how quickly the nearly 3 hour movie passed by. I credit that to there being a decent amount of action. I had heard from several people that it was painful to sit through, and from some that they had to take naps during the movie to make it through. I thought I would be one of those people, but apparently I wasn't. I can honestly say I was entertained. Best parts of the film were of course Gollum, and a musical number, "Song of the Lonely Mountain." Long story short, I was pleasantly surprised that I did not become bored or restless in this one. The storyline was easy to follow, the characters seemed to have a clear goal and the plot pushed toward that. There was plenty of action and some moments of suspense that kept this movie rolling along.