Blu-ray Review

Hobbit, The: An Unexpected Journey 3D Extended Edition

Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack

Featured in Issue 195, March 2015

3D Picture
5+
Picture
5+
Sound
5+
WSR Score
5
Disc Information
Studio Warner Home Video
Catalog Number 3000059846
MPAA Rating PG-13
Rating Reason Extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images
Retail Price $54.98
Disc Type Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
Running Time 169 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding Not Indicated
Release Date 11/03/2014
Theatrical Year 2012
Credits
Director Peter Jackson
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Disc Soundtrack Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Lossless 7.1
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Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an epic adventure that immerses audiences once again in the fantastical world of Middle-earth. The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins (Freeman), who is swept into an epic 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 (McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves, led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield (Armitage). Their journey will take them into the wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs, and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer. 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 ingenuity 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. (Gary Reber)

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