Film The Hobbit

[Poag]

Would you watch this in 3D or normal at the cinema ? I think I'll go tonight.

Spoilers please people

Spoiler

Theres this ring, its fairly evil. Also some Dwarves & a mountain thats fairly lonsum.

 

[Scouse]

Empire strikes back doesn't have a proper ending, it leaves everything open, but it still holds up as an individual movie that you can pop in.

The Empire Strikes Back has a proper ending - under an overarching theme. The film itself has a proper beginning, a multi-threaded middle and a proper ending - with solo the link to the next movie.

Star Wars' overarching theme is the "Rebellion against the Empire" - and it is concluded over 3 movies which each have a standalone story.

The Hobbit's overarching theme is "The Adventure" - and is concluded in a single book, coherently.

The Hobbit Movie has an overarching theme, "The Adventure" and is concluded over three movies, incoherently.

 

[ileks]

Would you watch this in 3D or normal at the cinema ? I think I'll go tonight.

Spoilers please people

See it in 48 fps IMO. You will only be wondering how much better it would have been if you don't

 

[Job]

Probably helped that I read the book 30 ears ago and have.forgotten most of it...the huge frickin hole in all the stories is why didnt Gandalf get the eagles to flythem everywhere..or am I missing something

 

[Everz]

Going to an 8.15 showing tonight.

Expectations are high.

 

[Raven]

Probably helped that I read the book 30 ears ago and have.forgotten most of it...the huge frickin hole in all the stories is why didnt Gandalf get the eagles to flythem everywhere..or am I missing something

It would make a pretty short(er) book

 

[Poag]

Probably helped that I read the book 30 ears ago and have.forgotten most of it...the huge frickin hole in all the stories is why didnt Gandalf get the eagles to flythem everywhere..or am I missing something

 

[old.Tohtori]

The Empire Strikes Back has a proper ending - under an overarching theme. The film itself has a proper beginning, a multi-threaded middle and a proper ending - with solo the link to the next movie.

Star Wars' overarching theme is the "Rebellion against the Empire" - and it is concluded over 3 movies which each have a standalone story.

The Hobbit's overarching theme is "The Adventure" - and is concluded in a single book, coherently.

The Hobbit Movie has an overarching theme, "The Adventure" and is concluded over three movies, incoherently.

Again, missing the point. Here's the same thing in simple terms;

Any good trilogy is one where you can put any three movies in and enjoy individually, even if the trilogy is one big movie.

That's where this movie has to stand on it's own, entertainment without the trilogy crutch.

 

[Scouse]

That's where this movie has to stand on it's own, entertainment without the trilogy crutch.

I see where you're coming from now.

I'm pretty sure it'll entertain. However, it won't be a "good story" - because it's incomplete.

Its like the animated Lord Of The Rings film that came out in the 70's. They stopped halfway through the second book because they ran out of cash. Now, the film was entertaining up until that point - but it leaves a bitter taste because it's not a story...

 

[old.Tohtori]

Yarp that's about it, though i shouldn't use "missing the point" because it looks awfully fingerpointy, like saying "you dumb don't get it" when it's meant as "not quite what i meant"

 

[DaGaffer]

Going to see it in IMAX tomorow night (reward for looking after the kids on my own tomorrow). If its shit, you all owe me 15 euros.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Going to see it in IMAX tomorow night (reward for looking after the kids on my own tomorrow). If its shit, you all owe me 15 euros.

That's not much, only 160770€ from the whole community

 

[opticle]

I'm concerned that Scouse and Toht just engaged in an exchange of information that resulted in a mutually agreeable point.

.. It must be a good movie.

Or the world has ended already and this is all some sort of post-apocalyptic limbo..

 

[old.Tohtori]

 

[opticle]

If you can Photoshop a seal's head onto the dog (or take off its ikkle ears) then that image is perfect.

Please

Edit: To make this on topic, the cat can have a wizard's hat.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

No hat required. Pussy is always wizard.


<cough>

I'll get my coat.

 

[Job]

The 3d was superb..even on an ordinary vue projector..panning into the tunnels reminded me of the best imax 3d movies.

 

[DaGaffer]

That's not much, only 160770€ from the whole community

My time is valuable...

 

[Job]

So theres a reason why the eagle is blindfolded..what is it?

 

[Poag]

So theres a reason why the eagle is blindfolded..what is it?

So it doesn't get scared of the volcano? i guess

 

[Aoami]

The argument for the eagles not doing what the video says they should do is - why would they? Why would they put themselves in danger, they don't owe anyone anything and don't care for the survival of men, it makes no difference to them. So i guess the eagle was blindfolded so it didn't know what it was doing.

 

[opticle]

The Nazgul's Fell Beasts would have murdered the birds.

That's why they didn't use the eagles.

Gandalf can use one at the end because the Witch King and Co are all tied up in battle / dead.

Also, the Hobbit's sneaking in was such a brave gamble - anything else would have resulted in massive orc stompage.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

WTF?

Why is there a lego woman with a purple rinse watching in the background?

 

[Job]

All the original cast members are 12 years older, funnily enough it's most noticable on Frodo, Gandalf looked old anyway.

 

[rynnor]

The Nazgul's Fell Beasts would have murdered the birds.

Nah - the Eagles are the fastest things in the sky - I guess the best reason would be that they were not immune to the corrupting power of the ring.

 

[dysfunction]

I loved this film. It was superb. Kept me gripped the whole way through.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Nah - the Eagles are the fastest things in the sky - I guess the best reason would be that they were not immune to the corrupting power of the ring.

Not to mention they are a sentient race, so they might've just been dicks about it.

Also didn't they have their own birdie war at the time?

 

[Everz]

Fan-fucking-tastic.

 

[opticle]

Really liked it.

It's definitely got the "Hobbit" feel to it rather than Lord of the Rings, with its more playful approach. That's a good thing, though I do miss the Lord of the Rings' own style.

LotR was also more "hero" focused with their smaller party I thought - Aragorn, Legolas, Boromir, Gimli - which made for some cool individuals. Again, different story and they can't do that because of it - but it did remind me how awesome LotR was

 

[Punishment]

Was awesome, middle earth is back in style