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Hobbit Reviews....new at #83

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Darek Castigatus
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#81 - 2012-12-17 17:52:30 UTC
I saw it saturday and really liked it but i would second not seeing it in 3d. Apparently a lot of the camera tricks they use to make people different sizes onscreen dont mesh well with the 3d and it also gives everything a fake looking plastic sheen.

as for my particular impressions of the film itself

- lots of stuff from the extended timeline was integrated into the story and I think it made things flow a lot better.
- they did very well in making each dwarf distinct as a character despite it being a group of thirteen short blokes with beards and armour.
- I loved how Bilbo started his story with the line about holes from the beginning of the book, in fact the dialogue overall was very impressive.
- Gollum manages the difficult feat of being both funny and terrifying at the same time not once but multiple times.

Anyway I would highly recommend it but only if you go see it in 2D.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#82 - 2012-12-17 19:51:32 UTC
Darek Castigatus wrote:
I saw it saturday and really liked it but i would second not seeing it in 3d. Apparently a lot of the camera tricks they use to make people different sizes onscreen dont mesh well with the 3d and it also gives everything a fake looking plastic sheen.

as for my particular impressions of the film itself

- lots of stuff from the extended timeline was integrated into the story and I think it made things flow a lot better.
- they did very well in making each dwarf distinct as a character despite it being a group of thirteen short blokes with beards and armour.
- I loved how Bilbo started his story with the line about holes from the beginning of the book, in fact the dialogue overall was very impressive.
- Gollum manages the difficult feat of being both funny and terrifying at the same time not once but multiple times.

Anyway I would highly recommend it but only if you go see it in 2D.



Sounds great.

That fake sheen is a result of the 48 FPS. Check carefully when buying tickets as not all 3D presentations are using the 48 FPS.

To be clearer, there are 3 presentations: 2D, 3D, and 48FPS 3D. I have no idea which of these applies to the IMAX versions which might be consedered a 4th presentation. It's getting a bit ridiculous IMHO.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#83 - 2012-12-22 00:15:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
New excellent diatribe against the horrible 48 FPS process: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/12/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-masterclass-in-why-48-fps-fails/


Audience reaction is completely different in the different formats.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882