I'm still recovering from what was quite possibly one of the greatest weekends ever, but I had so much fun that I felt compelled to write a blog post about it before attempting to catch up on some sleep! I only spent a total of 9 hours (including sleep) at my house this weekend but it was worth every minute! As a long time LOTR and Hobbit fan I knew that I had to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on opening night. I was overcome with joy at the thought of spending more time with Gandalf and seeing Bilbo's adventure finally come to life, so I brought my plushies of Gandalf and Bilbo to snuggle with during the film. But before heading to the theater, I unintentionally stalked my good friend Alan (@SizzlerKistler) via Twitter who happened to be filming at Midtown Comics. Melissa (@mechamelissa) and I met him there to buy a graphic novel for Thursday's Super Villains Comic Book Club and then stumbled into a Ricky's to buy wigs for the next days festivities. Before arriving at the theater we met the birthday girl, Jill (@TheNerdyBird), her boyfriend Brad, and one of my closest friends, Dan (@DanSlott), at an adorable restaurant that was decorated beautifully for the holidays! Next, we proceeded to stock up on movie snacks since we knew there was an almost 3 hour journey ahead of us. We all agreed that the film was rather lengthy, but I really enjoyed it anyway. I did not however enjoy the 48 frames per second 3D aspect of the movie. It was just plain odd. Everything looked too real so it was as if you were watching a documentary. But I adored seeing Gandalf again, and Martin Freeman did a wonderful job playing Bilbo. Plus Thorin is the hottest dwarf in Middle Earth. But my favorite scene of the whole film was towards the end when Gollum and Bilbo were exchanging riddles. The same scene in which Bilbo happens upon the ring. I was pleased that the film was much more action packed than I was expecting, and I would really like to see The Hobbit again in 2D before it leaves theaters.
