Filmed entirely on a Red Epic camera system at a high frame rate of 48fps but later mastered to 2K digital intermediate at the customary 24fps, the upscaled transfer looks utterly fantastic and remarkable, boasting razor-sharp definition and clarity for a majority of the runtime. The long journey to the Lonely Mountain begins on Ultra HD pretty much as expected with an HEVC H.265 encode that delivers a phenomenal upgrade over its Blu-ray predecessors. At startup, each disc goes directly to the standard menu screen with full-motion clips and the usual selection of options along the bottom while the iconic music plays in the background. They are housed in a slightly thicker than normal black keepcase with a side-sliding slipcover. All six UHD100 discs, three of which contain the extended editions of each film, sit comfortably on either side of three center spindles. When redeeming said code via wb.com/redeemmovie or MoviesAnywhere, users are granted access to the 4K digital version in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio.
Home Video brings The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy to Ultra HD as a six-disc package with a Digital Copy code. For all its minor, and arguably forgivable, imperfections, however, the first in the trilogy remains an entertaining fantasy and decent start to the adventure.įor a more in-depth take on the film, check out our review of the 2013 Blu-ray edition. Granted, the end result is at times a wondrous and somewhat exhilarating adventure, but it is also unnecessary to incorporate material from the original trilogy or expand otherwise minor characters into significant contributors in a plot that hammers itself into an unrelated storyline. With the same CG spectacle and visual eye candy as seen in The Lords of the Rings trilogy, director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with the bloated idea of stretching a tale that Tolkien told in a single book into a three-part trilogy. Although immersed in plenty of fantastical swashbuckling action and heroic sword-fighting, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyis nonetheless a laborious and plodding expedition through a wealth of exposition with little progress or feeling of accomplishment, let alone satisfaction.
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