The Hobbit: movie review

I was able to watch this movie, before the MMFF (Metro Manila Film Fest) took over the Metro Manila cinemas with Filipino movies.  Since, the short "ban" on Foreign Films have been lifted from our cinemas, people who have not watched "The Hobbit" will be able to watch it, starting this week.

This review are for those who have not watched it last December and still wondering if watching it would be worth their time and money.  Read along, ye curious souls.

So How was the Story?

Story was pretty good.  Most people, did not go to this movie for the story.  They went to see this movie for it's stunning visual effects and curiosity on how some of the characters looked like before they were in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The story revolves on the Dwarf Kingdom, and how it came about the dwarfs were scattered across middle earth.  There are so many dwarfs, that I hardly know their name.  They all look the same to me, and so gives me less to care on whether they live or die in the end.

The only characters, we all want to see is Gandalf, the elves and Gollum before the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

How was the visuals?

Visuals are good, we already saw the visuals on the Trilogy, watching them in The Hobbit was kind of ordinary now.  We seem to be getting used to computer generated images, or it's so good that we can't tell if it's computer generated or real object anymore.

How is it overall?

Overall, the movie is a 4 out of 5 stars.  We are familiar with middle-earth by now that we seem to lack awe on the visuals of the Shire and the Dwarf Kingdom, before it was made a dark and ugly place.

I don't recommend this movie for kids to watch, but I get the feeling this is a story for kids.  But, the decapitations and the battles is at times not recommended for kids.  I think teens can watch this, but do teens still watch this stuff?

If you haven't watch it yet, you could be either be in for a treat or disappointment.  Is it worth the price of admission?  It's good to watch on the big screen, but some battle scenes are just too silly for me.  So, if you got money to spend and you're a fan of LOTR trilogy, then this is a must watch.  Otherwise, you can wait for the DVD copy and enjoy it at home.

Metro Manila Film Fest has started in the Philippines

Metro Manila Film Fest (MMFF), has started on December 25, 2012.

This event will only allow local films to be shown in Metro Manila until the first week of January.  So those wanting to watch Foreign Films for the coming weeks, you are out of luck.

Production Houses in the Philippines at times only make movies to be shown in this event.  Since the winner will receive cash prize, besides making money from cinema sales.  The top contender every year are the movies, with Vic Sotto (a comedian, actor, & variety show host) as the main hero character and Ai-Ai Delas Alas (also a comedian, & actress).  Most movies that do well during this season are the comedy and/or fantasy movies.  It's the time of the year, where some have money to spend for their children and themselves.  A little escapism, where people try to escape from the reality and feel happy for just a while thru movies.

There seem to be a lot of good movies this time around, here are the titles of movies now showing:

• Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako
• Sisterakas
• Sosy Problems
• The Strangers
• One More Try
• El Presidente
• Thy Womb
• Shake, Rattle & Roll 14

If I have to watch a movie this MMFF season, then I would probably watch El Presidente or The Strangers.