According to the Hollywood Reporter, about 100,000 people were on hand at the world premiere of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." The premiere took place in New Zealand.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first of a trilogy of films adapting the The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The movie is expected to take the big screens across much of the world on Dec. 14.
The Hobbit is expected to run at 48 frames per second (new technology) across 450 theaters in North America**. The remaning of the around 4,000 theatres will run the movie in standard twenty-eight frames per seconds.
The New York Daily News call the movie "eye-popping."
"Like all unexpected journeys, there are a few pitfalls along the way, most notably the tangential subplot surrounding bumbling wizard Radagast the Brown, whose buffoonery at times descends into Jar Jar Binks territory," Ethan Sacks of the Daily News writes. "The movie offers technological wizardry, thanks to a 48 frames-per-second format, twice the industry standard. Critics who saw a trailer earlier this year were unimpressed, but after a minute or two of adjusting, the higher resolution is eye-popping, similar to discovering HD television for the first time."
On Twitter, those lucky enough to see the movie gave their opinion
"He's brilliant. He's the heart of the movie. It's beautiful." -@WoodElijah said about Martin Freeman's performance in #TheHobbit
"I love Bilbo. It's a fantastic world. It's a fantastic story. I'm genuinely honored to be doing it." - Martin Freeman on #TheHobbit
Just saw #Hobbit," Bryan Singer tweeted. "Having some serious frame rate envy. Amazing and involving. Loved it! And @ianmckellen118, my friend, you are brilliant!"
"The #Hobbit is everything I could have hoped for. Perfection. TWO MORE FILMS PLEASE. #3SR," another person tweeted.
"Really enjoyed #Hobbit Unexpected Journey world premiere," first viewer Steven Joyce tweeted. "Masterful movie. Congrats Sir Peter Jackson et al. Privilege 2 be there #HobbitNZ.
**Correction: 450 theaters in the U.S. will run the film at 48 frames per second, not run the movie only in 450 theatres as originally conveyed.
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