The Hobbit movies

[masterthes]

Am I the only one bothered by the outdated thread title? lol

Slightly

The only thing I found cheesy of Azog was his Cpt. Hook prosthesis 

Seriously. They should've just left him with one arm

[Perpetual Change]

Just saw it, not impressed at all. Actually got quite bored near the end. Why they decided to stretch it into multiple movies perplexes me since what happened can be explained in two sentences.

And yea, I have read the book. Also liked it quite a lot less than LoTR so maybe it's just that.

Yeah, well, LotR is the better story, which is why New Line and Peter Jackson told that one first. No matter how good of a job PJ tries to do, and how hard he tries to tie it in with the rest of Tolkien's late Third Age history, it's still going to be a weaker story than LotR. I think it's still good but, yeah... you're right. That is very relevant, and an obvious issue the movie faces.

[Orbert]

That's why sticking to the story is a good idea, and (carefully) adding supplemental story from the appendices is also a good idea, but adding extra shit like he did in LOTR is just asking for trouble.  It needlessly complicates things, annoys purists, and rarely does anything to actually strengthen the story.

[TheVoxyn]

Also the bad guys looked lame. One was supposed to be scary but he looked fake and the other had testicles hanging from his chin.

[Adami]

the other had testicles hanging from his chin.

Like that?

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Like that?

[Ħ]

Also the bad guys looked lame. One was supposed to be scary but he looked fake and the other had testicles hanging from his chin.

I didn't have too much of a problem with the bad guys. It's supposed to be a kiddy fantasy.

[rumborak]

Thinking about this now, I'm not sure I would particularly rate LOTR higher than The Hobbit. What's nice about The Hobbit I'd that it's concise, to the point. Let's face it, LOTR suffers from major bloat at times.

EDIT: Talking about the books here.

[Orbert]

the other had testicles hanging from his chin.

Like that?

Kay!  It's a ballchinnian!

Not sure of the spelling, but I love that line.

[Orbert]

Am I the only one bothered by the outdated thread title? lol

Kinda bugs me, too.  Unfortunately, faemir doesn't seem to be around much anymore, and only the thread starter (or mods) can edit the thread title.

[TheVoxyn]

the other had testicles hanging from his chin.

[img]https://mimg.ugo.com/201012/8/9/9/133998/cuts/men-in-black-2_480_poster.jpg[/img

Like that?

Pretty similar actually.

[Super Dude]

Now that I have Internet again: https://hoppedonpop.com/2012/12/21/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012/

[Dimitrius]

Now, was it me, or did Bilbo look noticeably older in the scene where it's Ian Holm with Frodo that (I assume) happens just before the beginning of Fellowship?

And I'm not talking his face, I mean his hair was noticeably grayer than at that point in Fellowship.

[TheOutlawXanadu]

Now, was it me, or did Bilbo look noticeably older in the scene where it's Ian Holm with Frodo that (I assume) happens just before the beginning of Fellowship?

And I'm not talking his face, I mean his hair was noticeably grayer than at that point in Fellowship.

I noticed that too. Was a little confused.

[BlackInk]

Here are two reviews of the movie that I agree with. Not on everything though. This guy's reviews are also quite fun so give them a watch.

Spoiler-free review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGUk2tRKZY&list=UU7v3-2K1N84V67IF-WTRG-Q&index=10

Spoiler review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDzwDr_SdSg&list=UU7v3-2K1N84V67IF-WTRG-Q&index=7

He does fun/and good reviews so look into his other stuff too, you might just enjoy it.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Here are two reviews of the movie that I agree with. Not on everything though. This guy's reviews are also quite fun so give them a watch.

Spoiler-free review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGUk2tRKZY&list=UU7v3-2K1N84V67IF-WTRG-Q&index=10

Spoiler review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDzwDr_SdSg&list=UU7v3-2K1N84V67IF-WTRG-Q&index=7

He does fun/and good reviews so look into his other stuff too, you might just enjoy it.

48fps did not comprimise my experience of the movie in the slightest way. I loved it! 

[BlackInk]

48fps did not comprimise my experience of the movie in the slightest way. I loved it! 

Yes, that is one point I don't agree with these reviews on. I thought it looked great too.

[Perpetual Change]

I was so scared when I saw Elijah Wood and figured he was just going to be hamfisted in, but having him so young and happy in the Hobbit was great, and will give the series an excellent contrast on the whole, as when people watch them all at once they'll notice that Frodo never regains that innocent happiness even after the ring quest, but instead appears pretty sad and broken.

[Super Dude]

I was so scared when I saw Elijah Wood and figured he was just going to be hamfisted in, but having him so young and happy in the Hobbit was great, and will give the series an excellent contrast on the whole, as when people watch them all at once they'll notice that Frodo never regains that innocent happiness even after the ring quest, but instead appears pretty sad and broken.

And even if you do come back, you will not be the same. /whamline

[Dimitrius]

There's no way one can remain the same after going through that quest, it's just not possible!

[slycordinator]

A bit off-topic, but...

1) Yes, you're in the right movie.
2) I know you're confused but there's supposed to be a 9-minute Star Trek thing on it. They announced it quite some time ago.
3) Go back inside and continue watching.

[Dimitrius]

I didn't get that Star Trek thing, not even a trailer for it!

[Zook]

Going to see this for free tonight.

[MetalJunkie]

A bit off-topic, but...

1) Yes, you're in the right movie.
2) I know you're confused but there's supposed to be a 9-minute Star Trek thing on it. They announced it quite some time ago.
3) Go back inside and continue watching.

It's only in the Imax 3D, not the regular 3D.

[slycordinator]

A bit off-topic, but...

1) Yes, you're in the right movie.
2) I know you're confused but there's supposed to be a 9-minute Star Trek thing on it. They announced it quite some time ago.
3) Go back inside and continue watching.

It's only in the Imax 3D, not the regular 3D.

Only in the digital IMAX 3D; film-based IMAX locations couldn't fit the extra film on their platters with the movie.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Excuse my ignorance but what are you talking about?

[rumborak]

In the IMAX 3D version of The Hobbit they show a whopping 7 minutes or so of a contiguous Star Trek Into Darkness scene as a preview.

[Perpetual Change]

It feels really long, and since it's basically mindless action + visual show-off stuff, it's not very good.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Before the movie?

[Dark Castle]

Oh my god, I just wanted Part 2 to start up.
  /5

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Oh my god, I just wanted Part 2 to start up.
  /5

[slycordinator]

In the IMAX 3D version of The Hobbit they show a whopping 7 minutes or so of a contiguous Star Trek Into Darkness scene as a preview.

It's closer to 9 minutes and it's all the digital IMAX 3D locations. As I mentioned, the film-based IMAX 3D locations (and I presume all the remaining locations are set up for 3D) don't have it due to no remaining room to add it to the platters the movie would run on.

Before the movie?

Yes. Hence, why several customers came out asking me "Am I in the Hobbit showing? I'm seeing a bunch of Star Trek" and when I explained, most of them said something like "That's too long for a commercial/trailer."

[rumborak]

As a Trekkie I was of course excited to see it, but even I was starting to wonder whether I was in the wrong theater.

[bosk1]

Saw it.  AMAZING.

[Xanthul]

Saw it today and I didn't see anything wrong with 48 fps. I saw it in 3D and even though I still prefer 2D, this was by far the best 3D movie I've seen, it wasn't intrusive at all.

The only thing that bothered me was that Thorin and the two young dwarves don't look dwarven at all, but other than that it was pretty much flawless.