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    The Hobbit The Unexpected Journey

    I saw the Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey.  It is good, very good in fact.  It is not perfect, but very few things are.  I like how they handled the added elements and from everything I know about Tolkien’s middle earth, which is actually quite a lot, they did not stray over much from the cannon found in appendices and his other writings. It was nice watching Sylvester McCoy playing Radagast.  He is a lively and expressive actor, which I suppose you need for that sort of character. All the actors are good, and while there is just an edge of too much silly at times, it doesn’t quite cross the line. I…