THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release - Page 23

Skywalker · November 11 2011, 03:37 AM

Damn it! Why does news always come up on the days when I don't check, and never on the days when I actually do? I must have terrible timing.

Thanks, M'Sharak!

Set Harth · November 11 2011, 04:19 AM

Alidar Jarok wrote:

Very cool. I'm a bit worried that he's doing the voice of two villains, neither of which is seen.

Smaug is seen, I hope.

Samuel Walters · November 11 2011, 04:26 AM

Heh ... PJ almost ... almost gets me excited about the prospect of 3D. Still can't wait for TH in any dimension.

Skywalker · November 11 2011, 04:30 AM

I actually got a little

when they demonstrated the difference between 5k resolution and the 1080p resolution that's currently standard for television. That's crazy!

Alidar Jarok · November 11 2011, 04:31 AM

Set Harth wrote:

Alidar Jarok wrote:

Very cool. I'm a bit worried that he's doing the voice of two villains, neither of which is seen.

Smaug is seen, I hope.

I mean the actor isn't seen. Two CGI characters if that clarifies things.

Emh · November 11 2011, 11:07 AM

Ha, I forgot about this thread. This is from a few days ago, but this made my eyes go wide:

Why Ian McKellen turned down Gandalf

All I have to say is thank you, Bob Shaye!

Deckerd · November 11 2011, 11:11 AM

Yes we would never have had the YouTube Gandalf man doing Popeye the Sailor Man. All our lives would have been poorer for it.

FordSVT · November 11 2011, 03:21 PM

If there is one thing good that comes out of The Hobbit, it will be Peter Jackson shaming the rest of the film industry into doing 3D properly.

JD · November 11 2011, 08:07 PM

I didn't know The Hobbit movies were going to be 3D.

sojourner · November 11 2011, 08:22 PM

If there's one thing bad that comes out of The Hobbit, it will be that Peter Jackson will revive the dying 3-d movie fad.

JarodRussell · November 11 2011, 08:31 PM

sojourner wrote:

the dying 3-d movie fad.

When did it start to die?

sojourner · November 11 2011, 09:18 PM

It's plateaued now. I am hoping that means it will decline. Depending on what you read, it already is in decline.

Samuel Walters · November 12 2011, 04:14 AM

Emh wrote:

Ha, I forgot about this thread. This is from a few days ago, but this made my eyes go wide:

Why Ian McKellen turned down Gandalf

All I have to say is thank you, Bob Shaye!

As good as McKellen is in the X-Men films (particularly in X2), the Magneto role is nothing compared to Gandalf. I'm glad TPTB found a way to accommodate McKellen's talents for LOTR.

Capt_Pickirk · November 15 2011, 01:06 AM

Skywalker wrote:

I actually got a little

when they demonstrated the difference between 5k resolution and the 1080p resolution that's currently standard for television. That's crazy!

Isn't 35mm film at a 8K resolution though? Or is that 70mm?

They used film when filming the LOTR films didn't they? Does that mean that the Hobbit films will be of a lower resolution than the other films?

AvBaur · November 15 2011, 01:25 AM

Capt_Pickirk wrote:

Isn't 35mm film at a 8K resolution though? Or is that 70mm?

Actually, film doesn't have a resolution. 5K should look at least as sharp and clear as 35mm film if not moreso, especially when shot at 48 fps.

November 11 2011, 03:37 AM	#331
Skywalker Admiral	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release Damn it! Why does news always come up on the days when I don't check, and never on the days when I actually do? I must have terrible timing. Thanks, M'Sharak!

November 11 2011, 04:26 AM	#333
Samuel Walters Commodore Location: A ship of the imagination.	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release Heh ... PJ almost ... almost gets me excited about the prospect of 3D. Still can't wait for TH in any dimension. __________________ The Andira Chronicles, Book 1: The Darkness

November 11 2011, 04:30 AM	#334
Skywalker Admiral	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release I actually got a little when they demonstrated the difference between 5k resolution and the 1080p resolution that's currently standard for television. That's crazy!

November 11 2011, 11:07 AM	#336
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release Ha, I forgot about this thread. This is from a few days ago, but this made my eyes go wide: Why Ian McKellen turned down Gandalf All I have to say is thank you, Bob Shaye! __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

November 11 2011, 11:11 AM	#337
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release Yes we would never have had the YouTube Gandalf man doing Popeye the Sailor Man. All our lives would have been poorer for it. __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

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November 11 2011, 03:21 PM	#338
FordSVT Vice Admiral Location: Atlantic Canada	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release If there is one thing good that comes out of The Hobbit, it will be Peter Jackson shaming the rest of the film industry into doing 3D properly. __________________ -FordSVT-

November 11 2011, 08:07 PM	#339
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release I didn't know The Hobbit movies were going to be 3D. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

November 11 2011, 08:22 PM	#340
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release If there's one thing bad that comes out of The Hobbit, it will be that Peter Jackson will revive the dying 3-d movie fad. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 11 2011, 09:18 PM	#342
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release It's plateaued now. I am hoping that means it will decline. Depending on what you read, it already is in decline. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...