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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 17:00:22 GMT
The Hobbit made an unexpected journey to Paris this week but chose to stay underground in the RER, which I imagine is less intimidating than out on the busy streets. However, the creation of a tiny bit of Bag End (en français: Cul de Sac) by the original New Zealand set decorators through more than one commuter for a loop. With so much money spent on promotion, if this movie disappoints, heads will roll.
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Post by bjd on Dec 1, 2012 17:05:34 GMT
I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy many years ago but never managed to read The Hobbit, so I guess I won't go see the movie either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 17:21:04 GMT
I found The Hobbit too boring for words as well -- and yet this is another trilogy. The trailer looks quite exciting of course -- and the scenery is as amazing as ever. I would assume that this is going to be one of those rare cases of the film being better than the book.
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Post by auntieannie on Dec 1, 2012 18:38:12 GMT
I found reading the hobbit a delight of lightness and childish awe compared to the LOTR.
However, to make a trilogy of it, I wonder if they injected some of what they took out of the latter.
Anyway, I already know what I will wear to the cinema... ;D
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Post by bjd on Dec 1, 2012 19:28:32 GMT
As I recall, the Hobbit was just one fairly short book -- how could they make a trilogy out of it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 19:31:37 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Dec 2, 2012 15:12:10 GMT
How come France's trailer is better than ours? The movie looks fun, I'm eager to see it. The book was light, casual entertainment, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone over the age of 10. The movie, however, seems like it would appeal to a wide audience. I agree, it might trump the book. That recreation of Bag End in the metro is just delightful.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 3, 2012 19:11:36 GMT
I read The Hobbit when I was 9 - 10 years old after reading the C S Lewis books aged 7 - 8. I loved it ...read it again as an adult and still enjoyed it. I tended to skip all the songs and poems...found them tedious in LOTR too. Recalling how the films missed out stuff, rewrote bits and generally fiddled with LOTR I know that it took me a while to accept and enjoy them for what they are... I'm prepared to do the same with The Hobbit films. Mind you...nervous about the casting of Martin Freeman (even if he is lovely) as Bilbo after the truly AWFUL Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy flick.......
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Post by nycgirl on Dec 5, 2012 2:55:11 GMT
Mind you...nervous about the casting of Martin Freeman (even if he is lovely) as Bilbo after the truly AWFUL Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy flick....... That did suck, but he redeemed himself in my eyes after playing Watson in the Sherlock series.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2012 4:01:54 GMT
I agree that he has been excellent in Sherlock.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 5, 2012 20:36:39 GMT
oooh yes...how could I forget about that?....Benedict Cumberpatch is voicing Smaug in The Hobbit too....
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 5, 2012 20:38:05 GMT
I wonder if the presence of Thorin Oakenshield will compensate my matronly bosom for the absence of the lovely Aragorn ..... ;D
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Post by nycgirl on Dec 6, 2012 4:57:59 GMT
I tended to skip all the songs and poems...found them tedious in LOTR too. Recalling how the films missed out stuff, rewrote bits and generally fiddled with LOTR I know that it took me a while to accept and enjoy them for what they are... I'm prepared to do the same with The Hobbit films. As someone who always complains about movie adaptations of novels, I have to say that Jackson did a masterful job in staying true to the spirit of the books. He even included a snatch of song here and there, but it wasn't annoying. Some of Jackson's liberties were even improvements, in my opinion. For example, he greatly amplified the female roles. Interesting female characters are not Tolkien's strong suit. I wonder if the presence of Thorin Oakenshield will compensate my matronly bosom for the absence of the lovely Aragorn ..... ;D Yes, I hope they give us something to work with. I was always fond of Aragorn. It's funny, after the first LOTR film came out, my teenage brother was always fake-swordfighting around the house. He liked Aragorn too, but in a different way.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 21:53:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2012 14:41:36 GMT
Okay, well I went to see The Hobbit this morning and it is technically impeccable, but it just didn't interest me as much as The Lord of the Rings for a variety of reasons.
For one thing, the story is about Bilbo + dwarfs. So unlike Frodo, he doesn't really have anybody to talk to. He mostly just watches the dwarfs talking among themselves, and the dwarfs have never been my favourite characters anyway. The (almost) total lack of women throughout the entire movie began to feel oppressive to me after awhile, although I confess that I don't really care to see what dwarf ladies must look like.
Another thing that bothered me was that there was just too much cliff hanging. Okay, they're mostly in the mountains, but every single time the cliffs are crumbling or the bridges are collapsing or both.
However, there were some nice moments as well, notably a sled pulled by rabbits and some of the antics by the trolls. Gollum was as fantastic as ever and it was interesting to see how Bilbo ended up with the ring. I did not get bored during the 2h45 but just knowing that 2 more films are coming made me a bit indifferent as to what sort of scene would be the ending. It was nice to see Frodo for a moment in the movie, but it just made me want to watch The Lord of the Rings again.
I should point out that the audience was quite enthusiastic and laughed quite a bit at a lot of the scenes, and of course they applauded at the end. I imagine that the applause will be thunderous on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 12, 2012 17:26:49 GMT
Maybe it's due to a short attention span, but I devoured the Hobbit book (eons ago, but NOT as a 10 year old, as a college student) and had trouble getting interested in the LOTR series afterwards. I loved Bilbo, wasn't taken with Frodo, and enjoyed the scenes of life in Bag End much more than the adventures the LOTR series went on. I enjoyed the Rings movies for the scenery most of all. I expect to like the Hobbit at least as well.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2012 7:05:10 GMT
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Post by bjd on Dec 15, 2012 16:19:47 GMT
Not a very flattering review in the New York Times today. Quite amusing though -- the review, not the movie apparently.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2012 18:29:32 GMT
Without defending this movie that I didn't really like, I do think it suffers from the "setting story and characters in place" syndrome -- which should make the next movies better.
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Post by auntieannie on Dec 17, 2012 19:05:55 GMT
I partly agree with Kerouac at 18.
Today, I donned Mithril and walked to my local cinema. I had not noticed that the time I had planned to watch "The Hobbit" was a 3D session. I have had headaches triggered by 3D before, but decided to try again.
Personally, I enjoyed the film, with the knowledge that there are another two to come. I wasn't bored at all and jumped in my seat a few times. sad that Tom Bombadil didn't get to appear... yet?
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Post by rikita on Jan 6, 2013 14:28:19 GMT
atched it last night... not 3d though... found it a bit long especially at the beginning, and somehow it took longer to get into the characters than in lord of the rings (seemed less "real", in a way), but it was okay...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 6, 2013 18:52:10 GMT
Whilst I enjoyed it I found several scenes were more like a computer game than an action film...they went just that little bit too far...altho how you could make a scene where dwarves are chased by thousands of goblins through an underground kingdom with rivers of fire look more 'realistic' I'm not sure. ;D I am thoroughly bored by the elves I'm afraid...there must be another way to project their ethereal beauty and presence without the fuzzy focus/bright lights/angelic chorus...YAWN I shall go and see the other two films tho...
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