The Hobbit

[Zeth007]

Hello there!

Has anyone seen The Hobbit yet? Well I have.  ## (countries who don't get the film until the 14th mad?)



As a Tolkien fan in general I managed to fight my way to the best ticket I could possibly get which was exactly in the middle of one of Sweden's biggest theaters on the midnight release and since I only bought one ticket (forever alone etc.) for some reason they didn't manage to book the seats right next to me on both sides. So it turned out the whole theater was packed except for the two seats next to me on both sides in the exact middle which you could imagine looked totally boss  ##

For some reason I decided to write some sort of review (which contains minor spoilers.):


The Hobbit is a superb film compared to the vast majority of other
films ever made. The story is great and very accurate to the book
(compared to the LOTR trilogy) and will most likely create a brand new
generation of Tolkien fans just as the Peter Jackson trilogy from a
decade ago. As big of a Tolkien fan I may be myself I still can't get
myself convinced that this film deserves a flawless 10/10 or even a
9/10. There are reasons why this is a great movie but not a perfect
one:

To anyone going to see the film in 48 FPS in 3D you will notice, even
in the very first scenes, that the quality and sharpness of the image
possibly makes it look too realistic. I can only describe it as looking
like a documentary. One might at first thought believe this to be great
without understanding what it actually does for the film. I can only
describe this from my own personal viewpoint, but I believe it took
away the magic fantasy atmosphere. During the special effects-heavy
scenes with a lot of CGI it made the animated creatures and such look
just as if they were present in the theater with you. The exterior
scenes are beautiful as beautiful can be, but the interior scenes such
as the ones from Bag End look like man-made scenes filled with props at
a theatrical play where the actors have top notch make-up and wigs, but
you still notice that it's just that: make-up and wigs. Sometimes the
film has a bit too many jokes in an attempt to constantly amuse the
viewer and the same goes with overly unrealistic action filled scenes
(dwarfs standing on a falling wooden bridge continued by them using it
as a skateboard-like object, dwarves juggling the dishes, rabbit-driven
sled which goes 300 mph leaving no tracks, etc.)

There ends all of the negativity towards the film.

The acting is great and the friendship between the dwarven pack (+
wizard and hobbit) is very warm and "realistic". If you have seen and
liked the LOTR trilogy you will instantly feel warm at heart as both the
old Bilbo and Frodo are in the first scenes.

Some of the landscape views are the most stunning and beautiful I have
ever seen, just because of the 48 FPS 3D. Rivendell looks just as
beautiful as it always did and the elven feel is not gone from the
heavily dwarven film.

Spoilers:

The greatest scenes are short but really add that feel needed to bring
anyone into the Tolkien world at max.

The butterfly that Gandalf spots which leads to the eagles coming (just
as in LOTR) was the best 3D piece of the whole film. It flies in front
of your eyes without flaws.

The best scene is when Bilbo meets Gollum by the lake inside of the
mountain. The chemistry between the two is some of the best there could
be and the acting itself is magical on both actors' parts. If there is
anytime during the film when you don't understand that you are actually
watching a film, this is it.




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Anyone else seen it and stuff?  :<

[Owen]

Can't wait! If only my friends were reliable or my girlfriend was in any way interested :(

Might have to ride solo like you Zeth

[Mojo]

I haven't seen it (I don't think it's out here) but I've been reading good things about it and I saw a good clip from the film on IMDb.

[Zeth007]

There is also this scene in the movie where one of the dwarves shouts "TROLLS!!!" and they say something else which I forget.
I predict this to become a huge meme on the interwebz, give it a few weeks/months.

[Randy]

want to see it sooooo bad

[His Lordship]

Seeing it tomorrow.
Can't wait. I'm so damn excited!

[Al]

Yeah I'm that guy that goes to the theaters alone too, "forever alone, etc." lol.

When I saw the commercial all I was thinking in my mind - RUNESCAPE! ##

[Asaad]

Seeing it tonite . Went to the 13 hour trilogy thingy last week in preparing for the the hobbit. Very excited.

[His Lordship]

Holy fuck!
Best movie EVER.
I HAVE to see it at least 3 times in cinemas.

[Abs L]

Gonna see it on the 21st with my nerdy mates#

[JC]

Saw it at 12.01am on 12/12/12 in NZ, so yeah first public screening in the world sup :3

Going to see it again tomorrow in full 48fps 3D which should be interesting, I thought about seeing it in 3D for the first screening, but at midnight I figured I'd be too tired to get the full benefit.

[Keith]

Saw it, it was good but there were too many hardcore dorks at the premiere for me, clapping and cheering and all that other shit in the movies isn't really for me

[Dorcha3377]

Can't wait since LOTR is my all time favorite, plus I love second breakfasteses.

[This Babylon]

just saw it, it was amazing.

[JC]

Saw it, it was good but there were too many hardcore dorks at the premiere for me, clapping and cheering and all that other shit in the movies isn't really for me

Yep, had the same at the NZ premiere and got just as irritated... feel like slapping everyone and reminding them that no, the director & cast isn't sitting in the audience waiting to hear your applause :3

Just seen it in the full monty 'high frame rate 3D' and it's definitely great....I'd highly recommend going to a cinema that does HFR 3D if you can (There's not that many cinemas that do it, like 1,000 worldwide)

[Hitman1_Cs]

I saw the movie at the midnight launch :), Im a huge LOTR fan!

[His Lordship]

Seen it three times so far, twice in high frame rate.
Going for a fourth soon.

[Dorcha3377]

Going for number 5 I absolutely love it.

[Jesse]

Fantastic movie. Absolutely loved it. I went with a friend to see it on the 14th for his 18th birthday. I'm quite excited about it, I hope it's as good as the last trilogy. Judging from it's start, it certainly has the potential to.

[Abs L]

Saw it, loved it :)
As expected.

The riddle gollum scene was unexpectedly awesome, I usually hate gollum scenes.

The meeting at Elrond with Mithrandir, Galadriel, Elron & Saruman...that was epic...I would have fapped to that scene.

[George]

I saw it last week with some mates, and, having expected to enjoy it already, wasn't disappointed. It was great!

I like the way that the screenwriters have not just used the novel of The Hobbit as their focus, but also the posthumous Tolkien stories, which include the bits about why the dwarves were forced out of the Lonely Mountain and why they're returning - I think this makes the 3 film length justifiable.

I saw it in High Frame Rate and 3D, just... because....
What are everyone's thoughts on HFR?

[SquelchyFish]

Went to see it in 2D with my Dad as when I was little we saw all of the Lotrs', then again in 3d HFR with friends.

3D is really shitty, can barely focus on anything. I hope it dies out again for another 30 years. Didn't notice any difference with the HFR although others who have seen it thought it was the bees knees, this is coming from someone with 20/20 and a little bit of film degree.

A lot of negative reviews were posted for the Hobbit as some say its too "jokey", I for one think they did good in converting what was a childrens book into film.

[Bam]

didn't like LOTR so i'm not going to waste my money on this one.

[Owen]

didn't like LOTR so i'm not going to waste my money on this one.

Exiled.