I also got mine a while ago - watching it at the tiny local English cinema, in 3D, and as far as I know only 24fps, at noon.
To my surprise, no cinema in town premieres at midnight, the first shows available are at noon or in the early afternoon.
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PJ sure made use of his artistic freedom. They changed so many details, sometimes it really annoyed me. I understand the Galadriel / Saruman scene as a part of fan service, but it really just shouldn't have been there.
But overall.. Great. HFR 3D makes for a considerable gain in quality. I'm not a huge fan of 3D cinemas, but this movie proved the potential of the technology. The soundtrack was great and built on the original LotR score, which I liked. I found Rivendell a bit less cheesy looking, I liked the goblins, and I especially loved Gollum's appearance.
AND OMG, EREBOR AND ALL THE SCENERIES LOOKED AMAZING.
Gollum: Love.
Bilbo: Love.
Radagast: Love. Radagast Story: Not Sure.
Dwarves & Gandalf: Not Sure.
Elves: Love.
Necromancer: Very strange body language. No like.
HFR+3D: Like, I think. (Looks like actually my tiny favourite cinema is the only one in town offering HFR )
Dale, Erebor, Rivendell, Shire: Love.
Music: Love, but little surprise and few interesting chorus lyrics.
Wargs: Oh no, they looked so promising and wolfish on the first pictures, and now they're just as terrible as in the Lord of the Rings
Writing: Not entirely convinced. The dialogues often sounded contrived and exaggerated.
Fake pony coats not covering their heads: No like.
Gandalf feigning surprise over the evil residents of Dol Guldur when he actually got Thror's key and map from a dungeon there recently: WTF!
Hedgehog named Sebastian: WTF!
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Hobbit feet didn't draw my attention during the movie, but they certainly did in the production videos. Very oversized and very... shapeless. But for the most part, I was very distracted by Freeman's *perfect* acting... he is Bilbo. Watching Bilbo interacting with Gandalf+dwarves (or anyone else) is like watching a bunch of good actors suddenly appearing in the life of a real person you know quite well.
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I noticed that as well. Their proportions were definitely more exaggerated in this one.
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I have found a really good, and really positive article from Forbes reviewing the film.
Thought I'd share it: Click
I wasn't to sure what to think of the whole Azog / Thorin Oakenshield sub-plot, which is obviously completely made up, but this author has a point. Thorin has become a much more rounded character, rather than just a dwarf driven by greed. Although PJ gave many details a twist, it feels like he's been careful to include Middle Earth lore and top off the picture.
I agree on this. Very misshapen, somehow.
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Dec 9th, 2012 04:20 PM
leaving for the cinema in a few minutes...
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