*** The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug ***

I have to say I felt they got the tone of the Hobbit all wrong, it had 12 bumbling idiots, including Gandalf, doing what were supposedly very serious actions. It had weird family-friendly characters yet tried to include things like the decapitation of the Dwarf king etc.
 
Is it me, or do movie trailers, TDoS in particular, seem more like a game trailers than film?... maybe its the amount of CG, or the the look of the extensive PP.... or the fact that game trails are more like movies [this could be a PS4 game] :confused:

Everything looks very fake... however, I am really looking forward to it; and love The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey... esp on my 3D BD set-up.

Bring it on!.... :D
 
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Meh, 99% of trilogies are MUCH worse by the final film and to a degree LOTR was no exception, the third film being massively weaker than the last few films.

The Hobbit part one, frankly only reminded me of The Phantom Menace, compared to LOTR it was god damned woeful, as a stand alone film it was passable but really quite poor. The jokes misplaced as others said, trying to make it more modern is a massive massive mistake, the horrendous CGI forced in to make more "hollywood" style action that stupid audiences want. Very few parts of the film generated any tension at all, each and every battle was predicatable, telegraphed every single change of directoin in a battle, the now massively overused identical music which is becoming comical in its use and also telegraphs every single part of the film.

Why didn't Peter Jackson want to direct this movie initially?
Peter Jackson previously signed on as an executive producer (the same role that, comparatively, George Lucas served on Episodes 5 and 6 of Star Wars); The main reasoning appeared to be timetable conflicts with other directing commitments Jackson already had or has made (The Lovely Bones, Tintin). The fact that Jackson was in a financial conflict with New Line Cinema at the time may have also played a role. There may also be the matter that the previous Lord of the Rings movies are hugely popular movies. This will raise the expectations for The Hobbit considerably, while the novel is in many regards (e.g. story structure) quite similar to the Ring-trilogy, which has also become much more popular than the Hobbit over the years. With Peter Jackson at the helm, expectations will likely rise to unrealistic proportions. This could lead to potential mass disappointment with the fan base, arguably comparable to when George Lucas decided to create his prequel trilogy to the original Star Wars trilogy himself, and when Steven Spielberg created a fourth Indiana Jones movie after nearly twenty years. Jackson himself also experienced first-hand how high expectations can get when he is listed as director, having met with some harsh criticism for his post-LotR movies (King Kong, The Lovely Bones).
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This kind of thing is what makes me think it will be poo, directors think "zomg, they loved the last one, the audience will expect bigger and better, I better do that", and then make a stinker of a film, trying to do to much. Which is why each and every film has gotten "bigger", but also worse, and trying to induce more excitement with more unrealistic crap and more CGI. Like bird from Lost being in it, not for the story, but because he wants to put in more names, put in a potential love interest, put in a pretty face, not because the story needs or should have it, but because he thinks he has to do more.

I'll be surprised if the next film isn't worse than this one, I'll be shocked if its actually a good film, and might have a heart attack if its anywhere near as good as LOTR 1.
 
not impressed with some of the really obvious cgi in that trailer - i don't know how it can be that bad what with all the money thrown at it.
 
Cosimo said:
It's here:
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Looking forward to it!

redline said:
Is it me, or do movie trailers, TDoS in particular, seem more like a game trailers than film?... maybe its the amount of CG, or the the look of the extensive PP.... or the fact that game trails are more like movies [this could be a PS4 game] :confused:
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I was just watching that thinking the same thing. I was also watching a promo for a PS4 game yesterday thinking it looked like a movie trailer. Got completely sucked in before realising I hadn't watched any game play - d'oh! :rolleyes:
 
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Oh! I thought they were going to stop before the big Smaug battle/town on the water and start the final film with that. There and back again is going to be odd...
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The focus of the final film is obviously going to be the events leading up to and surrounding 'The Battle Of Five Armies'
 
First film was average on a standalone basis and poor relative to LOTR.

I won't be going to the cinema this time unless reviews are really positive.
 
First film was just below average at best. Tons of cgi and just no tension due in large part to the cartoon physics leading myself as the viewer not caring one little bit about the outcome (the standout chase through the goblins(?) lair been a complete snore fest)

Hopes remain low :(
 
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