OT: The Hobbit

[elocomotive]

...And if not, maybe drop them in a less precarious location? I guess burglars can't be choosers.

FIFY.

I actually leaned to my brother and said during that scene "hey thanks a lot for leaving us on this ridiculous rock formation. how the fuck do we get down from here? Our legs are like a foot long you know."

 

[mattola]

I didn't have any issues with the filming and motion sickness - I thought the shots were all VERY beautiful. I loved the riddle scene, but the whole movie was kind of a "pretty good" from me. I didn't like the perfect nature of all the fight scenes - how everything falls exactly into place. Like being on the stone giant and just perfectly falling into the crevace (was this entire scene even in the book?), the trees perfectly falling in a row until they were to the very edge of the cliff, etc. It seemed unnecessary and made it a little too unbelievable at times, and that took my mind out of the movie and into being more critical of it. It was a little more fantastical than Lord of the Rings. Maybe that is on purpose, but it missed me a little.

I also thought they worked a little to hard to say, "see... look... this part relates to the Lord of the Rings!" (the whole brown wizard backstory for example, again - was this even in the book?) It just lengthened the movie to no purpose or concern for the story of this movie itself. So, I thought it was pretty enjoyable, but it wasn't close to Lord of the Rings. I'd give the Lord of the Rings movies all 4 to 4 1/2 stars, but I'd only say a 3 1/2 for this one.

I dont think this is an unfair assessment even thought I loved it entirely but Im a big fan of Peter Jackson in how he has translated it all. Im cloudy on the book as its been 10 years since I read it but Radaghast the Brown was in the book as were the stone giants. there was some additions (very small like the showing of Smaug taking over the Mountain if I remember) but they followed fairly close (with the exception of the Orcs Hunting the Dwarves I think that was more for the sake of actually having Thorin have a direct enemy (much like Aragorn vs the head Uruk-hai in Fellowship - that never happened in the book) They still have to hollywood it up to keep attention spans as if they went with the true books we would have lots of songs and poems.

oh and I present to you this.

if you go through the entire hour + on this and give me a DETAILED review/write up I will send you $5 Canadian Dollars and a cookie (only 1 prize available for the first write up)




edit: I hated how they did the Frodo/Bilbo introduction at the start. That seemed incredibly forced to me

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I believe there was indeed a reason in the books as to why the eagles do not fly them all the way.

And it is probably as Jeff and Matt describe.

 

[Darkstone42]

I seem to recall them having a conversation with Gandalf telling him they would go no farther or something, but perhaps I inserted that years after the fact. I planned on bringing The Hobbit back to Tucson with me, but I forgot, so I can't even check myself on that.

Also, isn't there someone in The Hobbit who can turn himself into a bear or something?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I seem to recall them having a conversation with Gandalf telling him they would go no farther or something, but perhaps I inserted that years after the fact. I planned on bringing The Hobbit back to Tucson with me, but I forgot, so I can't even check myself on that.

Also, isn't there someone in The Hobbit who can turn himself into a bear or something?

Ooo....Beorn*. Forgot about him.

They come across him as they go through Mirkwood, no? He'd been in the 2nd movie maybe.




*Beorn is described in the book as being able to turn himself into a bear or a Rangers fan at will

 

[Darkstone42]

Ooo....Beorn*. Forgot about him.

They come across him as they go through Mirkwood, no? He'd been in the 2nd movie maybe.




*Beorn is described in the book as being able to turn himself into a bear or a Rangers fan at will

That's it. I'm excited for that fellow.

 

[elocomotive]

*Beorn is described in the book as being able to turn himself into a bear or a Rangers fan at will

Lol!

 

[SLY]

Ooo....Beorn*. Forgot about him.

They come across him as they go through Mirkwood, no? He'd been in the 2nd movie maybe.




*Beorn is described in the book as being able to turn himself into a bear or a Rangers fan at will

I hear he has quite the appetite for birds.

 

[mattola]

Ooo....Beorn*. Forgot about him.

They come across him as they go through Mirkwood, no? He'd been in the 2nd movie maybe.

i believe he is important in the third movie as well

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

i believe he is important in the third movie as well

Let's not give too much away...

 

[elocomotive]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

(the dragon doesn't win)

...and (almost) everyone dies.

THE END

 

[Comeds]

Does Bilbo live?

 

[awaz]

what about dumbledore?

 

[mattola]

what about dumbledore?

yes but he is transported to Tatooine

 

[Comeds]

David Thorne gets invited to The Hobbit:

 

[Nasty_Magician]

yes but he is transported to Tatooine

Ah right, and then the Lannisters meet up with Rick and his gang at the prison to try and fight off Khan.

 

[awaz]

yes but he is transported to Tatooine

(insert photoshop of dumbledore in a pod racer here)

 

[SLY]

Why is Harry Potter being discussed in a Tolkien thread? Blasphemy. That's like bringing up Twilight in a discussion about Kindred: The Embraced (best Vampire show ever including movies and TV series).

 

[awaz]

Why is Harry Potter being discussed in a Tolkien thread? Blasphemy. That's like bringing up Twilight in a discussion about Kindred: The Embraced (best Vampire show ever including movies and TV series).

 

[SLY]

You fuckers make me log in from my phone way too often.

edit: wtf?