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Saw it last night. Thought the 3D HFR was stunning and looked great, some of the flying over mountains/waterfalls shots were breathtaking.

Not so sure about what PJ has done with the story though. I thought the film was great but was sat there the whole time thinking "that's not in the book" every few minutes.

I almost wish I'd never read the book (a heap of times) as the film is very good, just not at all true to the book.

Goblins seemed a lot more "comedy" and less frightening than the LoTR goblins. :(
 
That's probably the one thing I'm glad i never did do...read the book (Hobbit) and books (LotR). Simply the trilogy is my favourite film series of all time and enjoy the experience so much as to not sour it by reading the books then feel something is missing.

Decided to do similar with the Hobbit so it's working out well for me again!

I'll definitely need to see it in HFR...jusy slightly disappointed my local cinema wasn't showing it! So i have iMax options in Glasgow/Edin or I can simply check it out in an Odeon in Glasgow which i may well do!

The soundtrack i must mention was rather familiar of course taking many themes from the LotR trilogy which has a fantastic set of tracks...great additions and variations in the Hobbit. In fact giving it a listen on the way into work right now!
 
Vampire said:
Saw it last night. Thought the 3D HFR was stunning and looked great, some of the flying over mountains/waterfalls shots were breathtaking.

Not so sure about what PJ has done with the story though. I thought the film was great but was sat there the whole time thinking "that's not in the book" every few minutes.

I almost wish I'd never read the book (a heap of times) as the film is very good, just not at all true to the book.

Goblins seemed a lot more "comedy" and less frightening than the LoTR goblins. :(
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Problem is, a film can't follow the books accurately, afterall, it is a film and they have a limited amount of time to fit in as much content as possible from the book, and if some parts don't make sense then they will have to put in sections which aren't in the book to try and link them up.
 
jrodga2k5 said:
That's probably the one thing I'm glad i never did do...read the book (Hobbit) and books (LotR). Simply the trilogy is my favourite film series of all time and enjoy the experience so much as to not sour it by reading the books then feel something is missing.

Decided to do similar with the Hobbit so it's working out well for me again!
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The problem there is the books are a fair bit better than the actual films, So you are missing out on some epic books for the sake of making yourself feel better about the films... you must love the story as they are your favourite films of all time. I'd want to see where that watered down story came from myself. I suppose it comes down to weather you enjoy books or films more also.
 
Absolutely loved this film, came out with the same feeling as I did after watching FOTR in 2001 having been transported back to Middle Earth for 3 hours. It's really set the scene for the next 2 films. As with the book, this is more light hearted than LOTR, but a great adventure all the same. Peter Jackson has added some nice scenes already linking to the first trilogy which I expect will continue in the next instalments.

I watched it in HFR 3D which was astonishing. I'm not a fan of post-prod 3D or gimmicks, previously only the 3D in Avatar really felt a worthwhile addition to the format giving that added depth perspective but this film raises the bar into the clouds. It makes a huge difference being shot and directed with high res 3D camera's, PJ has used it to direct your eyes around this Middle Earth adventure and the higher frame rate removes that awful motion blur even Avatar had leaving you to be totally absorbed in the film.

My only advice, remember to blink as you won't want to take your eyes off it!

9.5/10
 
well part two slated for dec 13th 2013 and orlando bloom init, as for viggo character thier no mention as it is possible for him to be init as in two towers the the scene were mention that he was fought along side the farther of the king of roham in war over 80 years ago or something like that.
 
'Wes said:
Problem is, a film can't follow the books accurately, afterall, it is a film and they have a limited amount of time to fit in as much content as possible from the book, and if some parts don't make sense then they will have to put in sections which aren't in the book to try and link them up.
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That's not the problem though, The Hobbit is far far shorter than LoTR, and they could have easily done the book shot for shot.

Instead they've padded it out with extras that aren't (or merely alluded to) in the book, so they could get a trilogy out of it. ;)
 
Will21st said:
Disagree all you want.... if anything HFR is cementing 3D's status as the future of cinema. ;)
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What future of 3D? It has been around for a very long time and each time it has been just a phase.

I agree that the higher frames are the way cinema will go, but I don't think it will be in 3D.

Alsooooo; just because films are being made in 3D isn't a reflection of the feelings of the audience, 3D costs more and creates more revenue.

What have been people's favourite parts?

I adore and love it all, but I really enjoyed the 'Out of the frying pan' 'In to the fire' :D
 
I'm glad to hear positive feedback on here for the 48fps. :)

Of course it is subjective and not everyone will like the difference, but if everyone had come back saying how horrible it was I would be getting worried now...
 
Nah, the higher frames are fantastic for long / wide shots. The close shots do take a bit of getting used to though, but it doesn't take long to adjust and then you do forget about it :)
 
ZG002 said:
The problem there is the books are a fair bit better than the actual films, So you are missing out on some epic books for the sake of making yourself feel better about the films... you must love the story as they are your favourite films of all time. I'd want to see where that watered down story came from myself. I suppose it comes down to weather you enjoy books or films more also.
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Pretty much how i see it, ive read the Hobbit at least 10 times now on my kindle so i know the story inside out more or less. In a way that kinda scares me as im seeing the Hobbit on tues coming, that there might be a few bits missing and i know ill be like....uhhh ok missed that bit etc etc. But ill have to try and ignore the book whilst watching the movie.

Now LOTR was different in that i watched the movies before i actually read the books, i only managed to finish off the books last yr sometime. They are pretty hefty and hard going but after reading the books, i did think wow the LOTR movies missed out on quite a bit of the book ie Tom Bombadil for example, he had a pretty big part in the book. But now i realise why they missed out a lot of the book in the LOTR movies, it would have been 10 movies rather than the 3 to get every single bit of the book in the movie itself.

But im gonna try and not let the book detract from the movie, i know its impossible to put every single bit of the book into the movie...i mean its going to be 3 separate movies in the Hobbit when originally i heard they were just going to condense it into the one movie.

Still pretty hyped to seeing it on Tues, ill be watching it in the 3D HFR with my missus and niece.
 
I think they got Lord of the Rings spot on with what to cut and what to keep, saying that I think the extended edition of the films is the only version worth watching, not the cinema release.

I would have loved to see Tom Bombadil in there in the extended cut to be honest and a few little other things but alas, still on of the best film(s) (I treat them as one long film) ever :)
 
jrodga2k5 said:
Agreed Helios...although I haven't seen it in HFR...yet!

I actually thought the standard 3D was very well done and very subtle to add the desired depth.

Absolutely loved the film from start to finish, it's great to experience middle earth again! :D
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Pretty much my feelings on it too. Loved it, much more than I was expecting.

Watched it in standard 3D, which was really well presented.
 
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