Official 'The Hobbit' Thread - Part 10

[Doc Ock]

Forget MTV and its tween infected awards!

 

[ThePhantasm]

You know, I was very hesitant to get the EE BD's because of all this talk about the FOTR colour update. I can honestly say when watching the BD I didnt notice it at all, it was just like when I used to watch the movie but with the obvious BD picture and sound upgrade.

I only noticed it in FOTR. I can't remember the exact scene but there was one in which Frodo was in the background and his face was very very green. There were a few other scenes that looked really teal. Overall the blu-ray looks fantastic though, its really only a minor grumble.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[regwec]

Who in their right mind would want to look at that all day?

 

[Leetank]

As a huge fan of the book (read it 4 times) I will say that I enjoyed the movie a lot, and honestly the few complaints I have heard are valid, but imo are different to each person.

For example, The beginning is slow but I enjoyed the Scene at bilbos place.

The cgi OVERALL was fantastic, though in a few places wasn't the best (when Radagast was trying to lead the orcs away)

My other point I would like to adress, is that some people think the movie didn't really have a definite ending. But I disagree, for Bilbo, he now accepts the quest and is willing to do what he can to help the dwarves and he found the one ring, and Even Thorin accepts him now.

I enjoyed how they are expanding on events (though I know some people do not) and am accepting of the side story of the Necromancer.

Overall a 9/10 for me.

And I can not wait to see the next installments.

 

[Vartha]

Bagend Update
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=219073&page=14

 

[Destructus86]

What was annoying in the book that the film left out?

Beorn. The entire scene with him in the novel.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Beorn. The entire scene with him in the novel.

You know that's going to be the next movie, right?

 

[Doc Ock]

You know that's going to be the next movie, right?

Yeah, the first film ended right before the meeting.

 

[regwec]

I really don't think the shape-shifting bear giant is a weak link in the book.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

I wonder how much will Peter drag out the Beorn scene. I shudder to think of his sense of "humor" applied to the whole thing.

 

[Boom]

I wonder how much will Peter drag out the Beorn scene. I shudder to think of his sense of "humor" applied to the whole thing.

I'm ridiculously excited for Beorn, but yeah, after seeing what they did with Radagast I am somewhat concerned about what they're going to do with Beorn visually.

Bees flying out of his ears, honey in his armpits, all sorts of over-the-top nonsense.

 

[ThePhantasm]

I really don't think the shape-shifting bear giant is a weak link in the book.

I don't either. Beorn is awesome! I'm really looking forward to the scene with him.

 

[Drizzle]

I wonder how much will Peter drag out the Beorn scene. I shudder to think of his sense of "humor" applied to the whole thing.

I don't think it's going to be as long as the Bag End scene in An Unexpected Journey. Probably 15 minutes at most.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Who in their right mind would want to look at that all day?

You know you love it.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Finally saw it last night, I went in with no preconceived notions, I've never read the book and really don't care about "!The evil money grubbing studios! " splitting it into 3 films. Conversely I was never awed by the trailers and was not one of those getting all excited by a bunch of bearded Dwarves.

What I found was a magical film that was full of charm, good humour and spectacle. It starts off a little slowly but once it got going I found the journey immersive and the characters likable and easy to invest in.

It was great to see The Shire and Rivendell (All the scenes there were fantastic) again and I loved the scenes inside Erebor, these films really sweep you up and transport you to this fantasy land. The music as always was superb.

I thought the scenes with Radagast were great, really odd little character, loved his rabbit drawn sled and his scenes at the foreboding Dol Guldur that were excellent foreshadowing of The Necromancer in the next film, ominous stuff.

Azog the Defiler was one scary Orc, both battles with him were fantastic and I expect round 3 in the next movie as Thorin has to destroy him.

Speaking of Thorin, my concern was this movie would sorely miss Aragorn, and while Thorin is not as enigmatic or downright badass as Aragorn, he has a strong presence as the leader of the Dwarves, I also preferred young Bilbo to Frodo.

One thing that caught me off guard was when they left Rivendell and went across the mountains where suddenly rock giants started fighting each other, that was so out of the blue.

On the action front the film didn't let me down, from the flashback of the Dwarves vs Orcs, to the battle with the Orc's on Wargs, to the amazingly dynamic running battle and escape from the Goblin King's mine, to the badass shot of Thorin walking down the broken tree, surrounded by fire to face Azog. All glorious stuff.

I know some have their issues with the movie and fair enough, but I loved it, I felt transported out of this world for 3 hours, the same way I did the summer I spent reading the LOTR trilogy. My one regret while watching it was that I didn't see it on the big screen (oddly enough I also didn't see FOTR at the cinema). I'm looking forward to seeing the film again before I see The Desolation of Smaug, hopefully on the big screen.

8.5/10

 

[Ramsay Snow]

Yeah, I loved this film and even the slow parts in the beginning. Loved the characters. Radagast was a bit wacky but I liked him, well I thought he was okay or something. I dunno. Loved so many things in this film. I liked the battles from the old film the most but still I liked them. Also, Bilbo is just so damn entertaining, which is why I didn't mind the slow scenes at the start.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Glad you enjoyed it, Hunter!

 

[Ramsay Snow]

I hope I find the Necromancer as scary as that new villain in Star Trek.

 

[Doc Ock]

I hope I find the Necromancer as scary as that new villain in Star Trek.

I hope so, since they are played by the same actor!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Glad you enjoyed it, Hunter!

I think it took me by surprise after all the negativity on here.

I hope so, since they are played by the same actor!

I thought Cumberbatch was voicing Smaug?

 

[ThePhantasm]

I thought Cumberbatch was voicing Smaug?

He's voicing Smaug and playing (or voicing? not sure) the Necromancer as well.

 

[regwec]

I hope that turns out better than John Rhys-Davies playing both Gimli and Treebeard. They had noticeably the same voice, and I couldn't help wondering why that was thought to be a good idea.

 

[ThePhantasm]

I'm having difficulty imagining that the Necromancer has a lot of lines to begin with. I don't think it will be a major issue... neither are characters as pervasive in the story as Gimli.

 

[Marvolo]

Any lines the Necro has will most likely be in Black Speech. There might be subtitles, but as far as I know the Necro doesn't converse in english.