Hello there!
Has anyone seen The Hobbit yet? Well I have. ## (countries who don't get the film until the 14th mad?)
As a Tolkien fan in general I managed to fight my way to the best ticket I could possibly get which was exactly in the middle of one of Sweden's biggest theaters on the midnight release and since I only bought one ticket (forever alone etc.) for some reason they didn't manage to book the seats right next to me on both sides. So it turned out the whole theater was packed except for the two seats next to me on both sides in the exact middle which you could imagine looked totally boss ##
For some reason I decided to write some sort of review (which contains minor spoilers.):
The Hobbit is a superb film compared to the vast majority of other
films ever made. The story is great and very accurate to the book
(compared to the LOTR trilogy) and will most likely create a brand new
generation of Tolkien fans just as the Peter Jackson trilogy from a
decade ago. As big of a Tolkien fan I may be myself I still can't get
myself convinced that this film deserves a flawless 10/10 or even a
9/10. There are reasons why this is a great movie but not a perfect
one:
To anyone going to see the film in 48 FPS in 3D you will notice, even
in the very first scenes, that the quality and sharpness of the image
possibly makes it look too realistic. I can only describe it as looking
like a documentary. One might at first thought believe this to be great
without understanding what it actually does for the film. I can only
describe this from my own personal viewpoint, but I believe it took
away the magic fantasy atmosphere. During the special effects-heavy
scenes with a lot of CGI it made the animated creatures and such look
just as if they were present in the theater with you. The exterior
scenes are beautiful as beautiful can be, but the interior scenes such
as the ones from Bag End look like man-made scenes filled with props at
a theatrical play where the actors have top notch make-up and wigs, but
you still notice that it's just that: make-up and wigs. Sometimes the
film has a bit too many jokes in an attempt to constantly amuse the
viewer and the same goes with overly unrealistic action filled scenes
(dwarfs standing on a falling wooden bridge continued by them using it
as a skateboard-like object, dwarves juggling the dishes, rabbit-driven
sled which goes 300 mph leaving no tracks, etc.)
There ends all of the negativity towards the film.
The acting is great and the friendship between the dwarven pack (+
wizard and hobbit) is very warm and "realistic". If you have seen and
liked the LOTR trilogy you will instantly feel warm at heart as both the
old Bilbo and Frodo are in the first scenes.
Some of the landscape views are the most stunning and beautiful I have
ever seen, just because of the 48 FPS 3D. Rivendell looks just as
beautiful as it always did and the elven feel is not gone from the
heavily dwarven film.
Spoilers:
The greatest scenes are short but really add that feel needed to bring
anyone into the Tolkien world at max.
The butterfly that Gandalf spots which leads to the eagles coming (just
as in LOTR) was the best 3D piece of the whole film. It flies in front
of your eyes without flaws.
The best scene is when Bilbo meets Gollum by the lake inside of the
mountain. The chemistry between the two is some of the best there could
be and the acting itself is magical on both actors' parts. If there is
anytime during the film when you don't understand that you are actually
watching a film, this is it.
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Anyone else seen it and stuff? :<
Has anyone seen The Hobbit yet? Well I have. ## (countries who don't get the film until the 14th mad?)
As a Tolkien fan in general I managed to fight my way to the best ticket I could possibly get which was exactly in the middle of one of Sweden's biggest theaters on the midnight release and since I only bought one ticket (forever alone etc.) for some reason they didn't manage to book the seats right next to me on both sides. So it turned out the whole theater was packed except for the two seats next to me on both sides in the exact middle which you could imagine looked totally boss ##
For some reason I decided to write some sort of review (which contains minor spoilers.):
The Hobbit is a superb film compared to the vast majority of other
films ever made. The story is great and very accurate to the book
(compared to the LOTR trilogy) and will most likely create a brand new
generation of Tolkien fans just as the Peter Jackson trilogy from a
decade ago. As big of a Tolkien fan I may be myself I still can't get
myself convinced that this film deserves a flawless 10/10 or even a
9/10. There are reasons why this is a great movie but not a perfect
one:
To anyone going to see the film in 48 FPS in 3D you will notice, even
in the very first scenes, that the quality and sharpness of the image
possibly makes it look too realistic. I can only describe it as looking
like a documentary. One might at first thought believe this to be great
without understanding what it actually does for the film. I can only
describe this from my own personal viewpoint, but I believe it took
away the magic fantasy atmosphere. During the special effects-heavy
scenes with a lot of CGI it made the animated creatures and such look
just as if they were present in the theater with you. The exterior
scenes are beautiful as beautiful can be, but the interior scenes such
as the ones from Bag End look like man-made scenes filled with props at
a theatrical play where the actors have top notch make-up and wigs, but
you still notice that it's just that: make-up and wigs. Sometimes the
film has a bit too many jokes in an attempt to constantly amuse the
viewer and the same goes with overly unrealistic action filled scenes
(dwarfs standing on a falling wooden bridge continued by them using it
as a skateboard-like object, dwarves juggling the dishes, rabbit-driven
sled which goes 300 mph leaving no tracks, etc.)
There ends all of the negativity towards the film.
The acting is great and the friendship between the dwarven pack (+
wizard and hobbit) is very warm and "realistic". If you have seen and
liked the LOTR trilogy you will instantly feel warm at heart as both the
old Bilbo and Frodo are in the first scenes.
Some of the landscape views are the most stunning and beautiful I have
ever seen, just because of the 48 FPS 3D. Rivendell looks just as
beautiful as it always did and the elven feel is not gone from the
heavily dwarven film.
Spoilers:
The greatest scenes are short but really add that feel needed to bring
anyone into the Tolkien world at max.
The butterfly that Gandalf spots which leads to the eagles coming (just
as in LOTR) was the best 3D piece of the whole film. It flies in front
of your eyes without flaws.
The best scene is when Bilbo meets Gollum by the lake inside of the
mountain. The chemistry between the two is some of the best there could
be and the acting itself is magical on both actors' parts. If there is
anytime during the film when you don't understand that you are actually
watching a film, this is it.
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Anyone else seen it and stuff? :<