THE HOBBIT
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I house-sat for my uncle one week and did this. Bought a big pizza and a 12 pack of beer. It was a glorious night.
The dreams that come afterwards... whoa
I'm not sure if I've gotten a food dream, I'll have to experiment. However if I eat too much Pepperoni at once I vurp a little and never tastes good coming up. Don't know why, it just doesn't.
Well combined with a full belly of pizza and beer, SUPAH CRAZY LOTR DREAMS! Of course I hear alcohol reduces REM sleep so maybe not.
Aaaaaaaaaah, spice induced hallucinations! Always wondered what is was like to hallucinate.
I'm not convinced that you would be able to tell the difference.
North_Ranger
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It took me about an hour to start blinking again after I came out of the theatre today. I was expecting a good movie, but holy shit on a piece of lembas was I blown away!
There's the sense of epic storytelling you expect from a Lord of the Rings movie, yet at the same time the movie managed to bring forth the light-hearted, sometimes even comedic sense of adventure I remember from the fantasy movies of the '80s. The music is pure gold, and I can't stop humming the soft, melancholy tune of the dwarves. The cast was spot on, and despite the difference in tone from the heavy epic of the LotR trilogy, you never thought you were watching "a kids' flick". I can't even start listing the scenes that had made staring at the screen in sheer awe.
Must see 3D soon! Must get soundtrack! Must get the DVD! F*** you, cancer, I'm gonna see all three movies at least twice a piece!
There's the sense of epic storytelling you expect from a Lord of the Rings movie, yet at the same time the movie managed to bring forth the light-hearted, sometimes even comedic sense of adventure I remember from the fantasy movies of the '80s. The music is pure gold, and I can't stop humming the soft, melancholy tune of the dwarves. The cast was spot on, and despite the difference in tone from the heavy epic of the LotR trilogy, you never thought you were watching "a kids' flick". I can't even start listing the scenes that had made staring at the screen in sheer awe.
Must see 3D soon! Must get soundtrack! Must get the DVD! F*** you, cancer, I'm gonna see all three movies at least twice a piece!
Another thing is that despite the tonal difference, The Hobbit actually enriches the LOTR trilogy. We get to see Gandalf as much less serious, Sarumon as a know-it-all instead of a villain, and a land that is full of perils, but isn't on the brink of becoming a hellhole, which makes the sense of loss in LOTR much more profound,
It's nice to have a prequel that strengthens the movies that came before... unlike certain other prequels.
It's nice to have a prequel that strengthens the movies that came before... unlike certain other prequels.
yeah.... all the people saying we will get a good Star Wars film now that Lucas isn't involved I say pah! we are more likely than ever before the see light sabers turned into flash lights ala E.T. and have it retconned that all clones are actually robots.
As much as I liked JCofMars it was still a little too clean for my liking.
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To be fair, it doesn't hurt that it was written before LOTR. A common problem, I think, with prequels is writing around what comes after.
True, but the movies didn't, and I kept cringing in anticipation of some fuck-up (like characters showing hints of what would be going on in LOTR) that never came.
North_Ranger
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There were some scenes in the movie that I must mention specifically, for various reasons of awesomeness:
Also, found this in YouTube and have since been playing it nonstop:
The dwarves singing. Pretty much given, with the group of rowdy dwarves suddenly growing somber and quiet, with a beautiful and melancholy song humming in the dark.
Radagast and his rabbit sled. Okay, the Brown Wizard is clearly nuttier than a bag of chipmunks, but the way he reacts to Gandalf telling he cannot possibly hope to outrun the Gundabad wargs. Seriously, they managed to make a pothead hedge wizard and a bunch of rabbits frickin' badass!
Bofur (the dwarf with the hat) and Bilbo. You could just see how much it hurt Bofur when Bilbo blurted out "You're used to this! You don't belong anywhere!". James Nesbitt, the actor playing him, didn't have to say a word. You could just see in his eyes that Bilbo's words had hurt Bofur more than anything else. And yet he still said he wished the hobbit all the best. I actually feel bad for making fun of him and his hat...
Gandalf. Just... bloody... Gandalf. In that infamous Cracked video he was accused of being the most useless wizard ever, but in this movie he just keeps on piling awesome upon awesome. Hey Thorin, remember that guy you disliked but ended up saving your life? Gandalf hired him. Hey dwarves, remember who saved your sorry asses at least three times? Yup, Gandalf again. Oh, and who was it that pretty much one-shot the living crap out of the goblin king? Gandalf the Grey, bitches. No wonder Galadriel's so damn smitten with him. The man's a walking miracle.
Radagast and his rabbit sled. Okay, the Brown Wizard is clearly nuttier than a bag of chipmunks, but the way he reacts to Gandalf telling he cannot possibly hope to outrun the Gundabad wargs. Seriously, they managed to make a pothead hedge wizard and a bunch of rabbits frickin' badass!
Bofur (the dwarf with the hat) and Bilbo. You could just see how much it hurt Bofur when Bilbo blurted out "You're used to this! You don't belong anywhere!". James Nesbitt, the actor playing him, didn't have to say a word. You could just see in his eyes that Bilbo's words had hurt Bofur more than anything else. And yet he still said he wished the hobbit all the best. I actually feel bad for making fun of him and his hat...
Gandalf. Just... bloody... Gandalf. In that infamous Cracked video he was accused of being the most useless wizard ever, but in this movie he just keeps on piling awesome upon awesome. Hey Thorin, remember that guy you disliked but ended up saving your life? Gandalf hired him. Hey dwarves, remember who saved your sorry asses at least three times? Yup, Gandalf again. Oh, and who was it that pretty much one-shot the living crap out of the goblin king? Gandalf the Grey, bitches. No wonder Galadriel's so damn smitten with him. The man's a walking miracle.
Also, found this in YouTube and have since been playing it nonstop:
Crap, blocked in the USA.
North_Ranger
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Just look for "Misty Mountains Cold" and Neil Finn on YouTube, and you should find it.
Here, does this work?
Ha! Finally Americans on YouTube know what it is to be a Canadian on Youtube!
They're suddenly being polite?
Finally.
I think it's funny how people keep criticizing the scene of Gandalf meeting Galadriel and Saruman.
Not realizing, if you have a problem with it, it's a perfect bathroom break point
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Not realizing, if you have a problem with it, it's a perfect bathroom break point
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Just got back from it.
Short review: I agree with everything everyone has ever said about this movie. Yes, everything. Which makes me borderline schizophrenic, I know.
Slightly longer review:
Short review: I agree with everything everyone has ever said about this movie. Yes, everything. Which makes me borderline schizophrenic, I know.
Slightly longer review:
Yes, the faster framerate took some getting used to. Yes, it made some scenes look fake. Yes, in particular the CG, such as the eagles. Yes, it also made lots of stuff look really cool.
Yes, the singing was awesome, particularly since it established the dwarves' leitmotif very effectively, which made the rest of the times it appeared much more recognizable, and thus it was easy to feel the "FUCK YEAH DWARVES" feeling when the music showed up. The musical callbacks to the LotR movies were awesome too, such as the Shire theme, the Rivendell theme, the eagles theme, the One Ring theme, etc. Although I noticed they seemed to have used the Nazgul theme when Thorin advanced towards Azog, which was weird. Still awesome though. Also, when the elves came to rescue everyone from the warg attack, I mistook the music for the Rohan theme. I was all like "FUCK YEAH ROHIRRIM oh wait..."
Yes, the movie dragged a bit. For example, did we really need to have Bilbo fall off the cliff? And then Thorin falling down after him? Did that add anything to the movie? We already know they're in peril, the ten minutes prior already established that, what with the fighting giants and all. I actually feel like they could've cut a lot of Radagast's stuff, and maybe a few chunks of the goblins.
Yes, this movie was lighter in tone than the LotR movies. I actually thought parts of it would work as a kids' film. Well, apart from all the decapitations.
Yes, there was a Wilheim Scream. I actually thought there were two, but the first one I wasn't 100% sure about. The second one, from a goblin, was definitely it though.
Yes, the singing was awesome, particularly since it established the dwarves' leitmotif very effectively, which made the rest of the times it appeared much more recognizable, and thus it was easy to feel the "FUCK YEAH DWARVES" feeling when the music showed up. The musical callbacks to the LotR movies were awesome too, such as the Shire theme, the Rivendell theme, the eagles theme, the One Ring theme, etc. Although I noticed they seemed to have used the Nazgul theme when Thorin advanced towards Azog, which was weird. Still awesome though. Also, when the elves came to rescue everyone from the warg attack, I mistook the music for the Rohan theme. I was all like "FUCK YEAH ROHIRRIM oh wait..."
Yes, the movie dragged a bit. For example, did we really need to have Bilbo fall off the cliff? And then Thorin falling down after him? Did that add anything to the movie? We already know they're in peril, the ten minutes prior already established that, what with the fighting giants and all. I actually feel like they could've cut a lot of Radagast's stuff, and maybe a few chunks of the goblins.
Yes, this movie was lighter in tone than the LotR movies. I actually thought parts of it would work as a kids' film. Well, apart from all the decapitations.
Yes, there was a Wilheim Scream. I actually thought there were two, but the first one I wasn't 100% sure about. The second one, from a goblin, was definitely it though.
I'm also in that "agree with everyone" camp. Most of the criticisms I've heard are spot-on--I just don't care because I love this shit.
I have to admit that the orc vocal tones were pretty well established by the time they put the wilhelm in for the orc, and it was definitely out of place. Orcs don't scream like that.
Which, of course, means they must have accidentally killed someone who had disguised themselves and infiltrated the orcs.
Probably set back the Tolkien Bureau of Investigation's case against the Orc's tax evasion by decades.
Which, of course, means they must have accidentally killed someone who had disguised themselves and infiltrated the orcs.
Probably set back the Tolkien Bureau of Investigation's case against the Orc's tax evasion by decades.
figmentPez
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I wonder how many people were against color in movies at first. Was there a great outcry over color making things look fake, and ruining the dream-like qualities of a movie?
figmentPez
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That was my impression as well.
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