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Peter Jackson's Hobbit - The Critique

Started by Martinus, December 25, 2012, 02:37:59 PM

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Razgovory

#45
December 30, 2012, 07:51:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 30, 2012, 03:39:14 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 30, 2012, 03:14:57 PM
The Hobbit lacks Frodo whining through Mordor.

Whining was more Sam's deal.  Frodo's schtick was moaning and spacing out.

Whatever, I just remember those sections of the book really fucking dragged.
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Monoriu

#46
December 30, 2012, 09:23:48 PM
I saw it and loved it.  Can't wait for the inevitable extended version. 

When I bought the ticket, I did notice the words "high frame rate".  I didn't know what it meant and I didn't notice any difference  :blush:

Syt

#47
December 31, 2012, 01:28:16 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 28, 2012, 06:40:11 AM
Jackson can't make movies. It is known.

Meet the Feebles was a masterpiece.
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Valmy

#48
December 31, 2012, 02:41:26 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on December 30, 2012, 09:23:48 PM
I saw it and loved it.  Can't wait for the inevitable extended version. 

Yeah me to :blush:
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#49
December 31, 2012, 03:11:02 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 30, 2012, 07:46:06 PMBoy, real sex must be a total bummer, then, huh? :lol:

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MadImmortalMan

#50
December 31, 2012, 03:21:27 AM
Being gay must suck.    :console:
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#51
December 31, 2012, 03:26:02 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 31, 2012, 03:21:27 AM
Being gay must suck.    :console:

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Solmyr

#52
December 31, 2012, 07:50:17 AM
What's with the Radagast hate? I thought he was great, exactly how Radagast would be. Not every wizard is super-serious.

Viking

#53
December 31, 2012, 09:08:15 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on December 31, 2012, 07:50:17 AM
What's with the Radagast hate? I thought he was great, exactly how Radagast would be. Not every wizard is super-serious.

Gandalf is a pot smokin' hippie, Radagast is a cross between a hoarder and a cat lady only with birdshit in his hair and Saruman is cool but evil.

My Radagast hate is primarily centered on HIM NOT BEING IN THE BOOK (apart from being referred to in third person).
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A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

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#54
December 31, 2012, 10:18:25 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 30, 2012, 06:16:45 PM
I thought the 48 frames looked wonderful until the camera started moving rapidly. Then it got blurry a bit. Looked great otherwise.

Bring an upgraded GPU to the theater.
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Solmyr

#55
January 01, 2013, 06:31:10 AM
Quote from: Viking on December 31, 2012, 09:08:15 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on December 31, 2012, 07:50:17 AM
What's with the Radagast hate? I thought he was great, exactly how Radagast would be. Not every wizard is super-serious.

Gandalf is a pot smokin' hippie, Radagast is a cross between a hoarder and a cat lady only with birdshit in his hair and Saruman is cool but evil.

My Radagast hate is primarily centered on HIM NOT BEING IN THE BOOK (apart from being referred to in third person).

There are a ton of things in the movies that were not in the book, that's been known for some time now and was the stated intention.

Viking

#56
January 01, 2013, 06:58:09 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on January 01, 2013, 06:31:10 AM
Quote from: Viking on December 31, 2012, 09:08:15 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on December 31, 2012, 07:50:17 AM
What's with the Radagast hate? I thought he was great, exactly how Radagast would be. Not every wizard is super-serious.

Gandalf is a pot smokin' hippie, Radagast is a cross between a hoarder and a cat lady only with birdshit in his hair and Saruman is cool but evil.

My Radagast hate is primarily centered on HIM NOT BEING IN THE BOOK (apart from being referred to in third person).

There are a ton of things in the movies that were not in the book, that's been known for some time now and was the stated intention.

I hate all that shit since it is pete and pippa being self important. I'm tempted to think that the entire point of the extra stuff was to make a trilogy which could make 3 billion dollars rather than a single movie which made 1 billion.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

jimmy olsen

#57
January 01, 2013, 07:20:41 AM
Who cares if it was in the Hobbit itself?

It was in the back story, and those changes that weren't were well done.  It all wove together and made sense, that's what is important.
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Caliga

#58
January 01, 2013, 08:34:30 AM
Quote from: Viking on January 01, 2013, 06:58:09 AM
I hate all that shit since it is pete and pippa being self important. I'm tempted to think that the entire point of the extra stuff was to make a trilogy which could make 3 billion dollars rather than a single movie which made 1 billion.
Well duh. :lol:
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Caliga

#59
January 01, 2013, 08:35:25 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 01, 2013, 07:20:41 AM
Who cares if it was in the Hobbit itself?

It was in the back story, and those changes that weren't were well done.  It all wove together and made sense, that's what is important.
While true, I didn't like most of the Radagast inclusions.  They just seemed like filler to me, which wasn't really necessary in a movie that long.
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