I am seriously concerned that this movie will be a HUGE letdown. The LOTR trilogy is among my favorite movie experiences (and the extended addition DVDs/BRs are phenomenal). Two things have me really worried. First, is the use of of 48 frames per second. This seems to have seriously affected (negatively) the visual look of the film. All the images I have been seeing in the commercials, just don't look real. It almost looks like the image is over saturated. On a related note, it looks like they are specifically gearing sequences to 3D (which I friggin' hate). Film the movie like a movie and not a 3D experiment with things reaching out of the screen. The second thing is that (again from the commercials) it looks to be taking on too comic of a tone. I recognize that The Hobbit is not LOTR, but I just don't like slapsticky feel I am getting from it. I have a feeling this is going to be a really big disappointment.
Anyone going to this expecting Lord of the Rings will be disappointed no doubt. The Hobbit is a very simple story for children, which they are expanding to three films. So much is on the line in LOTR (The fate of Middle Earth), which makes it so dramatic and amazing, nothing really is like that in The Hobbit. If you take it for what it is, it should be a fun trilogy experience. No way near as good as LOTR though.
I enjoyed the book "The Hobbit", more than the LOR trilogy. Did I read that correctly, that they are making more than one movie out of this book? That doesn't seem necessary.
You should be able to find it in the standard frame rate. The 48 FPS is only going to be in select theaters.
Whoa! The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was FANTASTIC! My favorite movie of the year, I think. (In a year where The Dark Knight Rises came out, that is saying something) Peter Jackson clearly made this for the fans and I really respect that. The information he put in this movie is fanboy heaven. I don't think they even got through 100 pages of the book yet. Haha. Casual fans will think that it is too long and scenes were drawn out a little, but I loved it. Great performances too, all around. A+.
I saw the movie yesterday and thought it was somewhere between bad and awful. The Good: The scenery was beautiful. I loved the look of the Dwarves. The beginning was good. The Bad: No character development. The dialogue was abysmal and simplistic. Many contrived and forced one liners. The pacing was terrible. To much action and no movie. From the Orc attack before Rivendell until the end of movie the action never stopped. Most of it was just pointless. Far to violent. I found myself just asking please end the movie. The movie felt like it was forced into 3 movies and dumbed down for the masses. Simply a sellout to make more money. Unlike many I did not find the movie to long. I just found the content lacking. They became so concerned with action sequences and special effects, and forced one liners and stale jokes that the actual movie and story got forced out of the movie. Very disappointing.
Saw the film twice...Once in 3D and once in 2D... I love the LOTR trilogy and was looking forward to The Hobbit...I have to say, this film was very good but had its pitfalls...Alot of inconsistency with the pace. I was so engaged with the LOTR films, but this one had quite few scenes that dragged off the story and I just think the way they set up the ending was poorly done. Alot of great scenes and acting was top notch. Did not like how abruptly the film ended...Felt choppy. It is no FOTR, but the excitement is back and am looking forward to the next two
This sounds like a review of someone who went to see The Hobbit, expecting another Lord of the Rings movie. Did you read the book? I think they did the opposite of dumbing it down. No doubt the film is not as good as LOTR, but neither is the source material. My only complaint is that they relied too much on CGI.
Saw it tonight. It's okay, but in my opinion far too long. They could have cut the length of many scenes in half, completely removed all of the LOTR foreshadowing that was not in the book (yes, we know Sauron is coming, we don't need the constant reminders that this story really doesn't compare to that one), and made a great 3 hour movie. Instead they end up making 7 1/2 hours of okay movies that will no doubt make lots more money. Too bad.
Took the kids to see it today. As others have said this movie is far too long. It was a MASSIVE miscalculation to make this story into 3 films. Perhaps in retrospect, after all the films are made, it will work, but right now, it just feels very dragged out. While I get that it is a different story from LOTR, any story should have a sense of purpose. I didn't really get that feeling from the movie like there was in FOTR.
Well, to answer my own question, it was pretty darn cool. Not as good as LOTR, but still an awesome movie. The 48 fps did wonders for the 3d. 3d always put a lot of strain on my eyes, but there was none of that here. As for the overall look of the film, it was beautiful. Extremely clear and crisp. I equate it to the feeling of when I first saw HDTV.
Dear Readers, I saw it. It wasn't VERY nauseating, but it WAS mildly entertaining. Therefore, Fuck You $cruggy $mall$
Dear Readers, I saw it. It wasn't VERY nauseating, but it WAS mildly entertaining. Therefore, Fuck You $cruggy $mall$
I first read the hobbit when I was six. I have read the book many times over the last 40 years. My problem with the movie is that dialogue is very weak full of forced lines. The story is lacking. Adventure, thought, intelligence, dialogue, and story are all smothered by the constant action. This movie was made for the illiterate ignorant masses who need constant excitement and eye candy. Hence one continuous action sequence and why the movie was dumbed down to make money. The entire movie would have been a lot better if the actions sequences and forced one liners were removed and condensed. That likley would have made the movie only 30 minutes long but it would have been much better. The Hobbit to me is a example of what is wrong with modern movies. They are simply stripped of all thought, dialogue and intelligence to entertain people with limited attention spans. No offense meant to anyone but I thought the hobbit was a pretty horrible movie. I felt rather embarrassed to be watching it and I found myself rooting for it to just end. I was not a fan of the LOTR movies but I saw a lot of good in those and I never had the feeling watching those that they were painful to watch or that I wanted them to end like the Hobbit.
