Re: The Official "The Hobbit" movie thread
Just saw it and loved it. I kept hearing that the first hour was really slow, but in my opinion the first hour was the best part of the entire film. It was entertaining, funny, serious, and really told the story well.
I love the rest as well. The only issues I had was that some of the battle scenes were just too much. I have an incredible sense of disbelief, but when the Goblin King showed up on the bridge, and the bridge got destroyed, the whole scene of the dwarves falling down through the rocks was just too much and completely unnecessary. There were several scenes like this.
Acting first rate. Really liked all the dwarves. Was afraid I wouldn't like how goofy some of them looked, but it worked. Cinematography gorgeous. The Misty Mountains song was so awesome and I can't get it out of my head!
Absolutely cannot wait for The Desolation of Smaug.
EDIT: Btw, I saw it in IMAX 3D (not 48 fps), and it really looked quite fantastic. I actually forgot I was watching 3D after a while.