THE HOBBIT (2012/2013): News, Rumors, Pics Till Release
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My mom had the same reaction. She was under the impression that this film would be one and done. Maybe they're not advertising the fact that it will be the first of three parts very well?
Remember how many people were pissed when they walked out of FOTR and it ended on a cliffhanger? People will get over it.
I remember a little while ago, I saw the trailer and saw rock giants in the Misty Mountains and thought "well now they're just padding. No way that happened in the book." Then I re-read it and found out that, yeah, it's in the book.
It's simply not possible to tell this story in one or likely two parts without cutting things out. Now you may think they should cut things out, but he's not really adding things.
It's simply not possible to tell this story in one or likely two parts without cutting things out. Now you may think they should cut things out, but he's not really adding things.
Of course, but since the movie won't even be out until next week, I'm not going to make that call yet.
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^ Just like a Nazi strawman.
What?
What?
I'm sure there will be padding ... but even so, there's a *lot* that happens in The Hobbit that is quickly glossed over (like the rock giants). It's not a long passage in the book, but to do it any dramatic justice in a film, it would have to take a few minutes of time. Ditto for even smaller sequences like Bilbo's "purple emperors" - which will, no doubt, result in one of those lingering closeups and sweeping vista shots that Deckerd isn't too keen on.
Yeah. There are two options. Pretend something in the book doesn't exist or do it justice. Doing it justice takes a bit more time than it took in the book.
http://greggtonyandjim.blogspot.com/2012/12/3-dec-2012.html
Podcast review. Extremely positive.
One of the great comments "3D was so immserive, I thought a guy was actually standing up in the theater"
**Language**
Podcast review. Extremely positive.
One of the great comments "3D was so immserive, I thought a guy was actually standing up in the theater"
**Language**
Opie & Anthony? A veritable font of reasoned perspective.
WoW!!!
ETA:
The Viewmaster™ comparison does not impress me. Glad to hear their enthusiasm though.
WoW!!!
ETA:
The Viewmaster™ comparison does not impress me. Glad to hear their enthusiasm though.
Opie & Anthony? A veritable font of reasoned perspective.
WoW!!!
They sound like fans, and not too much on the 'serious' critical reviews.
Well, FWIW, one them did say that the genre was "not my thing" but still loved it, so that's certainly a plus.
Yes, we call them "non-readers".
Yes, because such a term is not condescending in any way.
Why not? Those are the only things they have the rights to and that they haven't used yet.I'm re-reading LOTR right now and I'm in the middle of Book One and I started thinking, what if they used cut material from FOTR to fill out the first Hobbit movie? The Old Forest and Tom Bombadil? The Barrow Wights? Probably would not be a popular move
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