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Post by Mister Buch on Dec 19, 2012 2:22:57 GMT 1
Well has anyone seen the new film yet, and what did you think?
I just got back from it, and I thought it was brilliant. I really loved it. There are definitely flaws to it and huge swaths I would have simply not have included for time (but I enjoyed them anyway, being a bit of a fan), but I was just thrilled all the way through. The cameos are a bit daft and there are too many violent action scenes, too, but again, just didn't care.
Really enjoyed it. The more childlike tone woks very well, the film does a very good job of covering up the book's flaws, the acting is solid, I even didn't mind Martin Freeman. The music and New Zealand sights are amazing again. Great.
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Post by Mister Buch on Dec 19, 2012 2:56:48 GMT 1
(Oh and I saw it in 2D with the old fashioned frame rate, so I have no view on any of that.)
And this quote from Spoony's review is very appropriate indeed:
"I even loved the scene in Rivendell where they're just showing Elrond their magic swag. Basically it's like a D&D game where they're all, Yes, we found this magic shit and we need it identified, Lord Elrond. Elrond is like, IDENTIFY and then, Oh! This is, uh, Glamdring the Foe Hammer, yes this is a magic +2 sword... of greatness. And this is Goblinslayer: + 5 against goblins! And Gandalf grabs the other one and the dwarves are like, You're a wizard! And he says, I specialise, shut up."
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Dec 19, 2012 3:06:41 GMT 1
Ooh, I can't wait to see it! So excited!
I'll likely be seeing it in 2D with old-fashioned frame rate as well - I think 3D / IMAX is only good for certain movies.
But yeah, I am rather excited about The Hobbit!
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Post by Knightfall on Dec 19, 2012 5:57:26 GMT 1
Saw it yesterday (in 2D), and I absolutely loved it. I've always been taken by dwarf culture, I guess, as it's been presented in the movies/books and in D&D-based things in the present, so I was over the moon in that regard. Visually, it seems just as astounding as the original films. I was blown away by the Erebor scenes in the beginning.
The acting was great and everything seemed on par with the rest of the series, though you do get the sense that they were really trying to pad out the events to make this trilogy happen. It doesn't detract from the film, but it's kinda noticeable.
But shoot, I'm definitely excited for the rest of the films! I'd actually like to go rewatch it in 3D if I get the opportunity.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Dec 19, 2012 6:10:05 GMT 1
I had a free ticket and saw it in 3D on a RPX screen (Regal Cinema's answer to Imax)
It was fricking brilliant. The images jumped out at you, and the story was so good. Loved the sequences of song, which fit Tolkien's plot without losing the flow of the story. Did anyone else catch that Dame Edna Everage played the Goblin King? "Yep, that'll do it..."
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Dec 19, 2012 10:58:51 GMT 1
I'll go see it Saterday in jolly old England, so little heads up I might not be here from the 21st till the 29th guys.
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Post by spiritwolf71 on Dec 19, 2012 14:56:13 GMT 1
We went the other day and thought it was brilliant, we can only see 2d cause my little guy is mostly blind in one eye and 3D give him really bad headaches and it was absolutely amazing, I love Adain Turner and they made him relatively handsome so that was nice.
The scenery was amazing but there were a few scene that could have been cut and although cool, didnt add to the movie. The music was amazing and the acting solid
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Post by Mister Buch on Dec 19, 2012 23:42:23 GMT 1
Good Lord - I think we all agree on this subject! ;D
Seriously though the movie was very cool. I want to see it again now.
Oh and I noticed Dame Edna there! Surprised me.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Dec 23, 2012 21:09:59 GMT 1
Okay I saw the Hobbit and...loved it. Bilbo is way more of a hero then Frodo was, and I loved how he saved Thorin in the end. Also the sound track was amazing, the fight scenes were cool, was strange to see Moria again in a rather odd way though. Saw this in 48 frames per second, not sure i like it....
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Post by Battlechantress on Dec 28, 2012 21:24:46 GMT 1
I saw it in a 3D IMAX theater (I thought I was buying a seat for the balcony section of the regular 2D version online. If one's going to make an error about that sort of thing I guess it's a good one to make) and noticed that even though Guillermo del Torro stepped away from the project last year, you could still see his influence in Azog's appearance (which might explain why del Torro is still listed as an "associate producer").
I normally have a problem with 3D movies and my vision, but it went surprisingly well. They have definitely improved the technology.
My one quibble is that I still don't like Jackson's idea of turning the book into a trilogy, even if he is "borrowing" heavily from appendices in LOTR and "The Silmarillion".
Edit: I could see it work as a two-movie deal if done well, but the idea of a third is certainly stretching it.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Dec 28, 2012 21:50:36 GMT 1
Dude.
Rabbit powered sled.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Dec 30, 2012 4:30:54 GMT 1
I saw it today with my best friend... I was rather impressed!
I loved the movie as a whole, but the music was incredible - I loved the score...
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Post by lieden on Jan 26, 2013 15:28:13 GMT 1
Am I the only one who feels it was kinda lukewarm, then? I mean, I enjoyed it a lot while watching it (I'm a fan of 3D, too), but then after that it left no lingering impression, unlike LotR. I didn't care very much for the Azog insert. That seemed to me as a very American thing to add. But, well. They have to make it a trilogy, I guess. I think it merits a second viewing, though!
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Jan 26, 2013 15:43:37 GMT 1
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Post by Clint Johnston on Jan 26, 2013 16:34:14 GMT 1
Wasn't it an aside in another book that there was an Orc named Azog who killed Thrain? I'm not enough of a Tolkien scholar to know. And a soft hearted Thorin who lost his love does not really fit with his character arc, especially the last bit.
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