You do not understand how excited I was to be seeing one of my beloved books of all time FINALLY making its way onto the big screen. I was beyond pleased with the first installment of The Hobbit franchise and for me, the first movie was the best! An Unexpected Journey really emulated the same fresh adventure that was felt in The Lord of The Ring's franchise in The Fellowship of The Ring. Ian McKellen as Gandalf will always be a fantastic sight! As the famous actor paired with Martin Freeman as our favourite hobbit Bilgo Baggins, people were worried Martin may be outshined but WOW ! The pairing was a match made in heaven. This is an action-packed adventure of a life time that you MUST WATCH.