'The Hobbit'

[rowjimmy]

I saw it. I liked it.

If you love Middle Earth as much as I do, you'll welcome the additional material. The story of the Necromancer furthers the prologue nature of The Hobbit. I think it's going to be pretty great.

Meanwhile, the Hobbit and Dwarfs still have a bit of a way to go in their journey.


HFR is a new thing and like any new thing, someone else will do it better. Perhaps even Jackson will improve on it presentation in the next film just as the Gollum cgi improved from the dirt film to the second...

The clarity of the image alternated from being odd to amazing. 3D was cool but, as usual, unnecessary. There were a couple sequences that were enhanced by it, though.

[barnesy305]

I saw it. I liked it.

If you love Middle Earth as much as I do, you'll welcome the additional material. The story of the Necromancer furthers the prologue nature of The Hobbit. I think it's going to be pretty great.

Meanwhile, the Hobbit and Dwarfs still have a bit of a way to go in their journey.


HFR is a new thing and like any new thing, someone else will do it better. Perhaps even Jackson will improve on it presentation in the next film just as the Gollum cgi improved from the dirt film to the second...

The clarity of the image alternated from being odd to amazing. 3D was cool but, as usual, unnecessary. There were a couple sequences that were enhanced by it, though.

If you liked it, put a ring on it.

[VDB]

Good reviews, cactusfan. I should really read y'all's blog more often...

I'd be interested to see this or any movie in this new-fangled higher frame rate, if only for curiosity's sake, though I'm sure I wouldn't like it. The only thing I don't like about how film looks is during fast camera moves when the image kind of snags or tears (judder). Would be nice if someone could devise a filming/projection method to address that but otherwise leave film's cadence as-is.

[cactusfan]

Good reviews, cactusfan. I should really read y'all's blog more often...

I'd be interested to see this or any movie in this new-fangled higher frame rate, if only for curiosity's sake, though I'm sure I wouldn't like it. The only thing I don't like about how film looks is during fast camera moves when the image kind of snags or tears (judder). Would be nice if someone could devise a filming/projection method to address that but otherwise leave film's cadence as-is.

thanks for reading. come on by anytime.

[antelope19]

I saw it. I liked it.

If you love Middle Earth as much as I do, you'll welcome the additional material. The story of the Necromancer furthers the prologue nature of The Hobbit. I think it's going to be pretty great.

Meanwhile, the Hobbit and Dwarfs still have a bit of a way to go in their journey.


HFR is a new thing and like any new thing, someone else will do it better. Perhaps even Jackson will improve on it presentation in the next film just as the Gollum cgi improved from the dirt film to the second...

The clarity of the image alternated from being odd to amazing. 3D was cool but, as usual, unnecessary. There were a couple sequences that were enhanced by it, though.

Just got back from watching this for the first time.  I couldn't agree more with Jonathan's sentiments re: the 3D.  It was cool, but certainly not necessary and at times, pretty rough.  But as for the movie itself, I loved it.  I haven't read the book in years and I think I'm gonna dust it off and revisit.  I will def. be going back to the theater to watch this again. I loved it.

[antelope19]

Also, I am really curious to see what Jackson does with the necromancer.  Tolkien himself said that he was no more than a plot device in 'The Hobbit' even though he plays a much larger role in LOTR.

[rowjimmy]

As with so many things Tolkien, that 'plot device' is better fleshed out than most popular film characters.

[antelope19]

As with so many things Tolkien, that 'plot device' is better fleshed out than most popular film characters.

Agreed. And I hope Jackson does spend some time developing that character because he does play such a pivotal role in the other books.

[rowjimmy]

As with so many things Tolkien, that 'plot device' is better fleshed out than most popular film characters.

Agreed. And I hope Jackson does spend some time developing that character because he does play such a pivotal role in the other books.

I'm sure he has.
He's cast an amazing actor for the role as well...

[antelope19]

Forgot to mention that my father gave me his copy of 'The Hobbit' from when he was a kid.  Printed in 1966 with original cover. Pumped.

[rowjimmy]

Awesome.

[gah]

Forgot to mention that my father gave me his copy of 'The Hobbit' from when he was a kid.  Printed in 1966 with original cover. Pumped.

Nice looking book. Apparently that cover was designed by Tolkien as well.

[antelope19]

Going to see this again tonight.  :-)

[antelope19]

Saw it in 2D and enjoyed it even more.  I caught a few things that I missed the first time around(most likely since that was my first 3D experience).

Anyway, it kills me that we have to wait another year+ for the next one to come out. 

[gah]

Going to see this again tonight.  :-)

the wife geeked out with you twice?