Reply to: The Hobbit

[Robinho]

Its a film about Hobbits, Orks, Faeries, Elves and you are worried about the laws of Physics??

Yes.

[Scrag Meister]

Saw this Boxing Day at IMAX Waterloo, time flew by.

Didn't look at my watch for 1.75 hours, that's pretty good, if it was a tulip film I'd have checked the time in the first 30 mins.

3D was OK, but not a jot on Avatar for full on 3D.

[d000hg]

Found it a bit silly compared to LOTR films, and thought the dwarves were rubbish. The main one didn't even have a proper beard.

The point I suppose is that Hobbit is a children's story and doesn't attempt to be otherwise.

[NotAllThere]

Its a film about Hobbits, Orks, Faeries, Elves and you are worried about the laws of Physics??

No. No faeries. Nor fairies for that matter.

[Platypus]

Yawn. Don't bother.

Do bother. Great film!

[vetran]

some of the scenes defied the laws of physics, but it was pretty good.

Its a film about Hobbits, Orks, Faeries, Elves and you are worried about the laws of Physics??

[Lockhouse]

I thought it wasn't bad but saw it in 3D on a big screen. I don't think it'll translate well to telly\dvd. Agree about the laws of physics.

[jmo21]

Yes. But did you spot Doctor Who? Gets everywhere these days.

And did YOU spot Dame Edna Everage?

[Zippy]

Why not just go for some hobbit food instead? (Far too many innuendos in the menu item names to be accidental methinks).

If you buy one do they give you one free?

[OwlHoot]

Yawn. Don't bother. How they've made this in to three films beggars belief.

That's nothing - They're staring on a third lot soon, to be called The Silmarillion Fan.

[Robinho]

Doing the maths 3 films would mean 3 times money !

My God, i think he's right you know!

[fullyautomatix]

Didnt we discuss this a few weeks back ? How one small book can be made into 3 films is a mystery. The only reasoning behind this is the money aspect. Doing the maths 3 films would mean 3 times money !

[NotAllThere]

Read it when I was about 16 in bed with flu and found it quite readable although rather over-elaborate.

In so far as the details go towards portraying a vivid and rich imaginary world they're fine; but when people (including Tolkein) start inventing new languages and writing a plethora of related books it becomes a bit silly.

He was a professor of languages, so it was rather a hobby of his. He didn't invent the new language in order to appeal to geeky fans (as Klingon was); it was for his own amusement.

The Silmarillion is an excellent book, though stylisticly quite difficult for the ignorant masses to read*. Presumably, Jackson will produce a 20 part film to cover that story in that (of which Lord of the Rings is covered in a couple of paragraphs).

* I.e., if you don't like it, you're ignorant.

[escapeUK]

Well there's the problem. Play it at half speed and it's bound to seem a bit slooooooooooooooow.

It was ok, bit boring. Seemed like we spent half an hour with dwarfs making dinner and tossing plates around. I cant remember the book as it is such a long time ago I read it, but when they were stuck high up I knew Gandalf would be saved by the big birds...again... The fight scene seemed a bit "you shall not pass" too.

But yes, why make one film when you can make three. Harry Potter, Twilight, they are all at it. Making mediocre films into two or more parts.

[doodab]

Saw it in 48 fps, 3D as intended - very good and did not feel dragged out compared to LOTR 1.

Spoke to those who saw it in 24 fps first and they said it was not as good.

Well there's the problem. Play it at half speed and it's bound to seem a bit slooooooooooooooow.