Film The Hobbit

[Zarjazz]

If true that's hardly surprising since the entire book is less than half the length of the shortest novel in the LotR trilogy. Extra padding required!

 

[Scouse]

My expectations are that it's going to be a bit like King Kong - really fucking dull and unnecessary in many places.

The worst bits of LOTR were the Jackson-developed bits where he left Tolkein's story and did his own little things. The Hobbit is going to be rammed with that sort of stuff.


I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[old.Tohtori]

I just hope there's a minimal amount of "Look at me! I'm LotR kinda! Pretty things! Long looks at eachother! Drama! Ooh I'm pretty!"

 

[TdC]

I just had a waking nightmare that Disney had bought the LOTR franchise and there were singing birds and the dwarves all looked like Snow White's dwarves

 

[soze]

Some people are saying this is tough to watch due to the 48fps other are claiming it is a gimmick.

 

[Aoami]

some people probably called colour tv a gimmick

 

[old.Tohtori]

I just had a waking nightmare that Disney had bought the LOTR franchise and there were singing birds and the dwarves all looked like Snow White's dwarves

Ah a new tagline; The Hobbit, just like Snow White except now 100% homoerotic.

 

[throdgrain]

Im going to see it thursday on IMax. The first film I've seen in a cinema since Master and Commander , would you believe.

 

[Scouse]

Some people are saying this is tough to watch due to the 48fps other are claiming it is a gimmick.

Some people like to play games at 25 fps rather than 50 fps.

These people are called dicks.


Though I'll tell you what I actually think from experience on Saturday

 

[Tom]

Is there a reliable list of places to see it in 48fps? I want to see it on IMAX at 48fps in 3D, where can I find that out? There's an IMAX in Manchester.

 

[Yoni]

Going to see this in Stockholm on Thursday.... I'm quite looking forward to it, although I fell asleep in the first lotr in the cinema when it was released ;/

 

[Scouse]

IMAX at 48fps in 3D, where can I find that out? There's an IMAX in Manchester.

I thought all IMAX was 48fps 3D. A quick ring of the cinema will tell you

I fell asleep in the first lotr in the cinema when it was released ;/

Best of the 3 IMO.

 

[Yoni]

I loved the second and the mouth of sauron (in the extended version).

The trilogy is my go to entertainment when I am poorly and unable to get out if bed!

 

[old.Tohtori]

A quick ring of the cinema will tell you

 

[Poag]

http://www.youtube.com/warnerbrosuktrailers?feature=inp-lt-hob

 

[Lamp]

The trilogy is my go to entertainment when I am poorly and unable to get out if bed!

I always find Jaws cathartic. Particularly after an ear-bashing

 

[Lethul]

Was it any good?

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

First review I've seen is not promising:

http://www.scifimoviepage.com/hobbit.html

 

[Scouse]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU&feature=player_embedded#
!

 

[Moriath]

i have heard that its very slow and consequently takes a long time nrly 3 hours to get not very far in the story. I think padding this slim novel out to 3 films was a mistake .. i will watch once released in a trilogy format i wont waste my time watching this piece meal. LOTR was different as the novel was split into three books and it generally made sense to split the films. This does not.

 

[Scouse]

i will watch once released in a trilogy format i wont waste my time watching this piece meal

I'm going to make my own judgement rather than read reviews.

I also don't have a big fuck off 48fps 3D IMAX cinema in my house. Or I'd play CS:GO on it.

 

[old.Tohtori]

I also don't have a big fuck off 48fps 3D IMAX cinema in my house. Or I'd watch porn on it.

Fixed.

 

[Scouse]

*fap*

 

[Moriath]

I'm going to make my own judgement rather than read reviews.

I also don't have a big fuck off 48fps 3D IMAX cinema in my house. Or I'd play CS:GO on it.

That is my own mind .. i dont want to watch a 300 page book over 9 hours and 3 years.. i will wait till they are all out together then watch it.

 

[DaGaffer]

That is my own mind .. i dont want to watch a 300 page book over 9 hours and 3 years.. i will wait till they are all out together then watch it.

Frankly, if its taking longer to watch than it took to read, they're doing something wrong.

 

[Job]

Sat in the vue. Its on in 20 mins in teh 3D..not imax..but vue projectors are very good.

 

[Moriath]

Frankly, if its taking longer to watch than it took to read, they're doing something wrong.

yes it is the first one is 2hr 44 mins or something plus the other two of 2 hours ish i guess .. if you really went at it you could read the book in that time i would say.

 

[Scouse]

I couldn't. I read every character in different voices and try to visualise the scenes. I also attempt to make up tunes for the songs.

It's the little things like that which make Tolkein great for me

 

[Yoni]

Leaving soon for an 8.15 viewing.... I'm tired so if I don't fall asleep it will have been ok

 

[Poag]

Leaving soon for an 8.15 viewing.... I'm tired so if I don't fall asleep it will have been ok

Misses and I went to see Batman Rises after a sort night/long day. She fell asleep in the middle of Bane vs Batmans Back