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I found it very similar to LOTR films, dutifully trying to follow the book and blogging down

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PhilJ

In Reply to: RE: Das Hobbit: 'An Unexpected Ending' . . . posted by mr grits on December 14, 2012 at 15:05:36

I could live without all the battles, they could do more with less action, but, it has to make money, so we get CGI up the yin yang!

I did like Gollum though...

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Seen it in 2D & 48fps - and ..... - Mr Underhill 10:11:36 12/17/12 (0)
Before making the following statement I want to point out a few facts:

1. Whilst I loved The Lord of the Rings as a child I didn't read The Hobbit until I was 15 and was not overly impressed;

2. I came to enjoy The Hobbit far more in reading it to my children;

3. I though that the film of The Fellowship of the Ring was a Tour de Force, and wasn't overly taken with the following two.

....so The Hobbit?

I loved it.

I can see what many critics disliked, but, if you love the world of Tolkein then this is brilliantly rendered (sic).

Is Jackson slavishly true to the book? NOT at all. He adds characters to heighten dramatic tension, but without diverting from the spirit.

The time in the cinema just flew as PJ lavished the time and love on the material that is normally reserved for the best of TV, where time is available.

Did the plot feel unnecessarily bloated? Not by me. PJ has included scenes from throughout the Tolkein canon, and it is easy to see where this is going to pay off in the following films.

If you enjoy Tolkein I would be surprised if you find anything here to dislike.

However, I DID watch this in my favoured format, glorious 2d. I will be going to see in in 48fps 3d.

M
RE: I found it very similar to LOTR films, dutifully trying to follow the book and blogging down - violinist3 08:46:20 12/16/12 (0)
Yup...they've got to have lots of action to satisfy the crowds.Less battles and more warm feelings of Hobbit people with their parties and pubs and tiny Hobbit houses, and Hobbit gardens is more to my liking. I like the adventure of the quest and some of the dangers that go with it in that it makes a good story.

I haven't seen "the Hobbit" but have read all the books and have seen the Trilogy "Lord of the Rings".I'm going to see the 'Hobbit' at a new Arc Light Cinema in WS 3D. I'd like to see less violence than the Lord of the Rings.

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