The Official "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" movie thread *SPOILERS*
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Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
Gonna see it tommorow after work.
My theater wasn't even having a midnight premier. That's what I get for living in Idaho I guess.
Gonna see it tommorow after work.
My theater wasn't even having a midnight premier. That's what I get for living in Idaho I guess.
Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
Holy cow people!!
This movie was amazing!!!
!!
I saw it last night in 3D 48fps and it is beautiful!!
It takes a little time to get used to it, but I for one absolutely love the HFR!! It makes you feel like you're right there with the characters. Everything is vivid, detailed and so full of life, and with the 3D it just enhances the experience.
To the people saying it looks cheap, like a TV show, fake, and whatnot... you better get your eyes checked, this format is amazing and I cannot wait to see more movies on it!
I'm sure it was similar to the uproar caused by "talkies" or when "Technicolor" were being first introduced!
I do understand it's not for everybody, at least not right now, it's seeing things in a way you've never experienced before in a cinema. I also don't get all the "CGI looks cheap" critiques... I thought it looked absolutely fantastic! The details on the CGI characters are way beyond a lot of the CGI I see nowadays in most movies...
Anyway... let's talk about the movie!
That's it in a nutshell!! Too much stuff to talk about!
Holy cow people!!
This movie was amazing!!!
!!I saw it last night in 3D 48fps and it is beautiful!!
It takes a little time to get used to it, but I for one absolutely love the HFR!! It makes you feel like you're right there with the characters. Everything is vivid, detailed and so full of life, and with the 3D it just enhances the experience.
To the people saying it looks cheap, like a TV show, fake, and whatnot... you better get your eyes checked, this format is amazing and I cannot wait to see more movies on it!
I'm sure it was similar to the uproar caused by "talkies" or when "Technicolor" were being first introduced!
I do understand it's not for everybody, at least not right now, it's seeing things in a way you've never experienced before in a cinema. I also don't get all the "CGI looks cheap" critiques... I thought it looked absolutely fantastic! The details on the CGI characters are way beyond a lot of the CGI I see nowadays in most movies...
Anyway... let's talk about the movie!
First, let's take the "issues" out of the way...I was surprised about how much stuff they added to the movie, if you've read the book at first it feels a little weird because it's not part of the Hobbit, but it is part of the Tolkien lore, so, as a fan, it's welcomed. But like with LOTR, purist might not like it.
There are a few crucial changes, like Bilbo deciding not to go to the adventure at first, but it also adds a bit of depth to his character and how his change of heart makes him even more relatable.
One thing that bothered me a little bit, is how he "found" the ring, he deliberately and knowingly stole it from Gollum, which is a bit odd since it's always been said it was by mere "chance" that he found it... even in the LOTR movies.
The eagles don't speak, I understand it might've been weird in the movie, but it adds a little bit of depth to them besides being just transportation for halflings and wizards...
The whole Azog plot felt a little bit forced IMO... but I understand there has to be a "bad guy" in the movie...
But all in all, these are nit-picks, and overall the movie is simply amazing!
The opening sequence seeing Ian Holm and Elijah is great! It's like seeing old friends!!!
The backstory is great to portray Thorin as the underdog hero, and also all of the Erebor/Dale sequence is great, and really sets things in motion and makes you understand the mission better!
Freeman as Bilbo is perfect! What an awesome portrayal of a character, he literally owns it!
More Gandalf is always good, and in this case Ian McKellan does a superb job giving us more of the light-hearted and even imperfect wizard and his importance in the whole Middle-Earth lore!
The Shire looks better than ever as well as Rivendell.
I loved the whole Trolls sequence, though for some reason the place looked quite different than on Fellowship, but that's just nit-picking on my part.
Unlike a lot of people who say Radagast is the movie's "Jar Jar" I have to digress, he's in no way annoying and actually has real plot elements that better tie The Hobbit to LOTR and even crucial elements from Appendices and Untold Stories... I liked him quite a bit, and his rabbit sled is pure win!
The whole Dol Guldur scene was quite interesting, but for some reason I thought it showed Gandalf in it on the trailers.... maybe I'm confused here... but I really hope we see more on the EE!
Not too crazy about the rock giant fight, it felt a bit forced, but at least it gives a bit more action to a scene that's quite short in the book. It does however changed quite a bit how they end up with the Goblins.
BTW, the whole Goblin scenes is pure genius! Loved it!!
The Warg scene with the whole company on top of the trees wasn't how I envisioned it at all, but it does add quite a bit of story, and the Eagle rescue is quite epic!
Loved it!!
And the ending just left me both excited yet spoiled, specially since we have to wait a whole year for the sequel...
Anyway!
I'd give it an 8.5/10
And personally I loved the 48fps format!
There are a few crucial changes, like Bilbo deciding not to go to the adventure at first, but it also adds a bit of depth to his character and how his change of heart makes him even more relatable.
One thing that bothered me a little bit, is how he "found" the ring, he deliberately and knowingly stole it from Gollum, which is a bit odd since it's always been said it was by mere "chance" that he found it... even in the LOTR movies.
The eagles don't speak, I understand it might've been weird in the movie, but it adds a little bit of depth to them besides being just transportation for halflings and wizards...
The whole Azog plot felt a little bit forced IMO... but I understand there has to be a "bad guy" in the movie...
But all in all, these are nit-picks, and overall the movie is simply amazing!
The opening sequence seeing Ian Holm and Elijah is great! It's like seeing old friends!!
!The backstory is great to portray Thorin as the underdog hero, and also all of the Erebor/Dale sequence is great, and really sets things in motion and makes you understand the mission better!
Freeman as Bilbo is perfect! What an awesome portrayal of a character, he literally owns it!
More Gandalf is always good, and in this case Ian McKellan does a superb job giving us more of the light-hearted and even imperfect wizard and his importance in the whole Middle-Earth lore!
The Shire looks better than ever as well as Rivendell.
I loved the whole Trolls sequence, though for some reason the place looked quite different than on Fellowship, but that's just nit-picking on my part.
Unlike a lot of people who say Radagast is the movie's "Jar Jar" I have to digress, he's in no way annoying and actually has real plot elements that better tie The Hobbit to LOTR and even crucial elements from Appendices and Untold Stories... I liked him quite a bit, and his rabbit sled is pure win!
The whole Dol Guldur scene was quite interesting, but for some reason I thought it showed Gandalf in it on the trailers.... maybe I'm confused here... but I really hope we see more on the EE!
Not too crazy about the rock giant fight, it felt a bit forced, but at least it gives a bit more action to a scene that's quite short in the book. It does however changed quite a bit how they end up with the Goblins.
BTW, the whole Goblin scenes is pure genius! Loved it!!
The Warg scene with the whole company on top of the trees wasn't how I envisioned it at all, but it does add quite a bit of story, and the Eagle rescue is quite epic!
Loved it!!
And the ending just left me both excited yet spoiled, specially since we have to wait a whole year for the sequel...
Anyway!
I'd give it an 8.5/10
And personally I loved the 48fps format!
That's it in a nutshell!! Too much stuff to talk about!
Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
That's Dol Guldur as well.
Maybe
At least you all make good potatoes.
Well I know this is Dol Guldur
But I was talking about this
That's Dol Guldur as well.
You mean Bilbo is pulling an Obi--wan Kenobi with history?
Maybe
Gonna see it tommorow after work.
My theater wasn't even having a midnight premier. That's what I get for living in Idaho I guess.
At least you all make good potatoes.
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Same place
Well I know this is Dol Guldur
But I was talking about this
Same place
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Keep your nasty 'tators precious.
At least you all make good potatoes.
Keep your nasty 'tators precious.
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Yaaaaaaaay!
Well, now you're gonna get posters Ween.
Yaaaaaaaay!
Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
Leonard Martin is a ****ing bore, so of course he'd find it boring.
Leonard Martin is a ****ing bore, so of course he'd find it boring.
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Thank you for my fries.
That's what I get for living in Idaho I guess.
Thank you for my fries.
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I didn't because by the time I got to bed, I would've been getting up to go to work and it's hard to deal with 3-6 year olds without any sleep for over 24 hours.
I didn't because by the time I got to bed, I would've been getting up to go to work and it's hard to deal with 3-6 year olds without any sleep for over 24 hours.
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At my theater, there wasn't anything other than laughing at certain parts and clapping at the end. No rudeness or anything. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I don't touch midnight openings. The "fans" annoy me and it's too darn late. My favorite time to go is a Saturday or Sunday first show. People are still sleeping after a long night of World of Warcraft.
At my theater, there wasn't anything other than laughing at certain parts and clapping at the end. No rudeness or anything. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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About the HFR, could it vary from screen to screen? Could some have a good experience with it, then at another theater, it looks like crap? I know it happens on regular films. Theaters are all different.
About the HFR, could it vary from screen to screen? Could some have a good experience with it, then at another theater, it looks like crap? I know it happens on regular films. Theaters are all different.
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I'd wait till after the weekend anyway. Alot of people are seeing it tonight.
I'd wait till after the weekend anyway. Alot of people are seeing it tonight.
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I went last night to the newly opened ArcLight cinemas here in SD, it was awesome, you can reserve you seats online, and no waiting, they have a strict policy about text/phones, and they have a bar where you can have drinks and diner before the movie!!
It was a great movie experience!
I went last night to the newly opened ArcLight cinemas here in SD, it was awesome, you can reserve you seats online, and no waiting, they have a strict policy about text/phones, and they have a bar where you can have drinks and diner before the movie!
! It was a great movie experience!
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Just a minor detail in storytelling is all.
Just a minor detail in storytelling is all.
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Saw the Hobbit and really enjoyed the movie - not sure why people complaining about bad CGI - looks as good as what they did in LOTR, IMO
Saw this in 48 fps, and HATE the look - everything looks like it is in slight fast forward. Never did adjust to it in the entire movie, and it really makes the movie look like a cheap, oversatured tv show - just ****ing horrible. IF this is truly the future, then I'm ****ed
Saw the Hobbit and really enjoyed the movie - not sure why people complaining about bad CGI - looks as good as what they did in LOTR, IMO
Saw this in 48 fps, and HATE the look - everything looks like it is in slight fast forward. Never did adjust to it in the entire movie, and it really makes the movie look like a cheap, oversatured tv show - just ****ing horrible. IF this is truly the future, then I'm ****ed
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Yeah, my uncle has motion smoother on his TV. I was watching The Godfather when I first noticed it and I was like "WTF is wrong with your tv?". I think it was on low, too. I turn off the setting every time I'm over there.
I really hate the look and feel of it. That has nothing to do with it being something "new" (it's not). I've liked the "film look" before I even knew what that was. It's very distinct.
Doesn't Jimmy Cameron want to go 60fps?
Yeah, my uncle has motion smoother on his TV. I was watching The Godfather when I first noticed it and I was like "WTF is wrong with your tv?". I think it was on low, too. I turn off the setting every time I'm over there.
I really hate the look and feel of it. That has nothing to do with it being something "new" (it's not). I've liked the "film look" before I even knew what that was. It's very distinct.
Doesn't Jimmy Cameron want to go 60fps?
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I actually did.
I did like the movie a lot. It was good. I had a fun time. In theory. Just was the worst looking movie i've ever seen.
Word to yo muthuh. Celtic P or Tom or anyone can give me some bones on the screen.
I actually did.
I did like the movie a lot. It was good. I had a fun time. In theory. Just was the worst looking movie i've ever seen.
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