Anyone been to see The Hobbit yet?

[psychocandy]

Oddly enough my other half is not a fan of Dungeons & Dragon types and wasn't that impressed with LOTR because she doesn't understand the 'rules' of fantasy worlds, elves all hairy fairy, dwarves live underground and all that. The Hobbit does spend a lot of time explaining all this and the lead characters so she could actually follow it a bit more than just a slash and magic film like most are.

So you dressing up as Bilbo and waving Sting around doesn't do it for her?

[northernladuk]

Just on a slight tangent, I don't really like James Nesbitt as one of the cast. He looks the part and all that, and don't know why the same issue doesn't bother me about the other actors. When I see Gandalf it's Gandalf, not Ian McKellen but everytime James Nesbitt's character talks, it's James Nesbitt in constume... It just doesn't work for me...... Probably just me

[d000hg]

Lot of time spent on the history and the lore of whats gone by in the past

In a way that proper LOTR fans would appreciate do you think?

[northernladuk]

In a way that proper LOTR fans would appreciate do you think?

Not really no, a LOTR fan would know the backgrounds and don't need spoon feeding the slow stuff. I personally would have been happy with more action. LOTR film didn't have half as much as this one does.

[d000hg]

I didn't mean because they don't know it, but because they might like a film which is deep and detailed and doesn't cut stuff out.

Can't decide whether to bother or not. Maybe see this one and then wait for the boxset to see all 3 together.

[northernladuk]

I didn't mean because they don't know it, but because they might like a film which is deep and detailed and doesn't cut stuff out.

Can't decide whether to bother or not. Maybe see this one and then wait for the boxset to see all 3 together.

Most of me thinks I should have done that to keep the continuity. Was pretty impressive to see it in all it's glory in the cinema though. Saying that having kids I will have to do both anyway.