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Asura: So you didn't like the deviation from The Hobbit book?
The book was written for a much younger age group than LOTR and IMHO without the changes made to mature the tone, the story and dialogue it would only have appealed to those young kids and consequently been much less financially and critically successful films. Most reviews unequivocally cite The Desolation Of Smaug as by far the best of the three Hobbit films too so I am not alone.Last edited by fallenangle; 06-08-2019, 14:05.
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I liked Fellowship but everything after, Hobbit films included, felt like a huge drop off in quality/craft. Parts 2 and 3 of LOTR were a spectacle in the cinema but I find them dull as dishwater to revisit. And I can see why Guillermo Del Toro walked away from the Hobbit film(s). I'd have preferred a kid's film that stayed close to the book. Not three films. All that pale orc nonsense. Oof, no.
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Originally posted by fallenangle View PostAsura: So you didn't like the deviation from The Hobbit book?
The book was written for a much younger age group than LOTR and IMHO without the changes made to mature the tone, the story and dialogue it would only have appealed to those young kids and consequently been much less financially and critically successful films. Most reviews unequivocally cite The Desolation Of Smaug as by far the best of the three Hobbit films too so I am not alone.
We could talk about it all day; certainly YouTubers have. The main problem I had was that they took a slim-volume book and spun it out into 9 hours of movie, when I think they could've done it in 4. Back when I saw LOTR at the cinema, I was enraptured by every single moment, and the worst part of each movie was the ending purely because it was over.
I was bored during the Hobbit movies. I didn't even see the third one at the cinema.
However, I was kinda triggered by your post as I hated the barrel chase It felt like a videogame; too much CG.
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Originally posted by Asura View PostHowever, I was kinda triggered by your post as I hated the barrel chase It felt like a videogame; too much CG.
There is the other bit too where one dwarf in a barrel is sprung by a flexing spear onto the bank and there's a silly fight sequence that is supposed be amusing. It is mitigated by coming up with the concept of launching a barrel like that being a brilliantly creative idea even if it required CGI to do it.
I'm not a fan of obvious CGI special effects either - if you notice it or it is blatantly obvious I actually dislike it more than special effects from earlier times which were obviously overly ambitious or crude by today's standards. Then it was forgivable now it is not.
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I watched Battle Angel Alita last night not expecting much from it but I was actually pleasently surprised. Its actually a very entertaining movie. I loved the look and sound too. Also, it was nice to have action scenes where I could actually see what the hell was going on. None of that stupid fast panning shaky cam crap in this movie.
If you've not seen Battle Angel Alita then I suggest you do. Even the Big eyes didn't bother me as I thought they would.
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I don't think I can think of another recent cinematic disappointment as big as The Hobbit trilogy. Worse than the LOTR trilogy in every conceivable way and even outright poor in several ways, it's staggering that they aren't a hack job done by a pretender and are actually the work of Jackson himself.
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Originally posted by Asura View PostIt was a decent movie; the eyes were actually toned down from the original trailer.
(Original on the left, final on the right)
It's the extra area of white of the eyes on the left that made her look bug-eyed, extra unrealistic and a little bit insane!
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Originally posted by QualityChimp View PostThe eyes are actually the same size as the trailer, the difference is, the made the irises bigger:
(Original on the left, final on the right)
It's the extra area of white of the eyes on the left that made her look bug-eyed, extra unrealistic and a little bit insane!
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Originally posted by Superman Falls View PostI don't think I can think of another recent cinematic disappointment as big as The Hobbit trilogy. Worse than the LOTR trilogy in every conceivable way and even outright poor in several ways, it's staggering that they aren't a hack job done by a pretender and are actually the work of Jackson himself.
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