I'm a Tolkein fan who loved the LOTR Trilogy, but did find the pacing to be a little off at times. As such, I was concerned about The Hobbit being made into three movies.
Then I read the critics reviews, and I was convinced I would see a "B-" movie. I was also concerned about the 3D/48fps.
I finally was able to see The Hobbit in 3D/48fps, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it! The 3D almost never "pulled me out of the movie", and I never even noticed the 48 fps. Full Disclosure: 24fps tends to make me dizzy whenever there are fast pans due to the jumpy-ness, and LOTR (amongst others) caused me headaches during the fight scenes. Final analysis: those who complain about the new format are like those in the 1980s who complained about USA Today having color photos and graphics. They just don't like to see old industries changing.
Anyway, on to the movie...
I enjoyed the slower re-introduction into Middle-Earth. Especially the scenes at Bag End before the Long Expected Party. It didn't feel at all slow to me.
Once they started on their journey, the movie was over before I realized it. I was drawn in to the movie quickly.
I loved the troll scene, and I was glad the scene where they found Sting, Orcrist, and Glamdring was included.
I was hoping to see Gandalf struggle to find Rivendell, but was OK with the hidden valley scene.
And I LOVED the eagles!
My nitpicks:
I think PJ used the Azog storyline as the major plotline to try to "tie" everything together. I didn't mind the storyline, but it became too important, since it is primarily from other texts. I would have rather seen more time win Rivendell, and a more flushed out sequence in Goblin town.
I don't know if it was a financial or an artistic decision, but I think they overused CG. Orcs were mostly live-action in LOTR but seemed to be all CG here. And many sets appeared to be more CG. And it looked like there were CG backdrops, which wasn't the case as much in LOTR.
Finally, while I liked the use (or expounding) on the musical themes from LOTR, I did not like that they used the Ringwraith theme during the final battle sequence between Thorin and Azog. I would have preferred any of the other heroic themes from LOTR there (or a new one).
Oh well, those are minor nits. Overall, this is a movie I'm looking forward to seeing again, and I am already getting excited about The Desolation of Smaug.
Then I read the critics reviews, and I was convinced I would see a "B-" movie. I was also concerned about the 3D/48fps.
I finally was able to see The Hobbit in 3D/48fps, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it! The 3D almost never "pulled me out of the movie", and I never even noticed the 48 fps. Full Disclosure: 24fps tends to make me dizzy whenever there are fast pans due to the jumpy-ness, and LOTR (amongst others) caused me headaches during the fight scenes. Final analysis: those who complain about the new format are like those in the 1980s who complained about USA Today having color photos and graphics. They just don't like to see old industries changing.
Anyway, on to the movie...
I enjoyed the slower re-introduction into Middle-Earth. Especially the scenes at Bag End before the Long Expected Party. It didn't feel at all slow to me.
Once they started on their journey, the movie was over before I realized it. I was drawn in to the movie quickly.
I loved the troll scene, and I was glad the scene where they found Sting, Orcrist, and Glamdring was included.
I was hoping to see Gandalf struggle to find Rivendell, but was OK with the hidden valley scene.
And I LOVED the eagles!
My nitpicks:
I think PJ used the Azog storyline as the major plotline to try to "tie" everything together. I didn't mind the storyline, but it became too important, since it is primarily from other texts. I would have rather seen more time win Rivendell, and a more flushed out sequence in Goblin town.
I don't know if it was a financial or an artistic decision, but I think they overused CG. Orcs were mostly live-action in LOTR but seemed to be all CG here. And many sets appeared to be more CG. And it looked like there were CG backdrops, which wasn't the case as much in LOTR.
Finally, while I liked the use (or expounding) on the musical themes from LOTR, I did not like that they used the Ringwraith theme during the final battle sequence between Thorin and Azog. I would have preferred any of the other heroic themes from LOTR there (or a new one).
Oh well, those are minor nits. Overall, this is a movie I'm looking forward to seeing again, and I am already getting excited about The Desolation of Smaug.
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