The Hobbit

[Laylabelle 9,534]

You could tell bits would be kept for the extended version.

Having watched lotr at the weekend just seemed more put together.less cgi as well or seemed less obvious.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

And the worst part is, Jackson apparently claimed the Extended Version of this third film will contain 30 minutes long of deleted scenes. THIRTY!

Hopefully it constitutes a "complete" movie this time round.

[lucio 5,418]

finally watched it today. good film , poor adaption. Its obviously easier to chuck loads of action and unbelievable scenes, than make a successfully film which properly captures the feel of the book. (which lotr did better but not perfect)

good bits:

saruman turning up and bossing it.

thorins "gold madness"

bards eldest daughter

the scene of bilbo and gandalf on the edge of the shire. just a perfect enviroment

bad bits:

beorn not being used properly

the "jokes" with laketown assistant

legolas running on falling rocks. and legolas in general

tauriel - "why does it hurt so much". because your not in the books

giant worms?

i also think the battle could have been orchestrated better.

overall well worth watching. the hobbit has been a level below lotr, but that was obviously going to happen with 3D and all these fancy stuff.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

finally watched it today. good film , poor adaption. Its obviously easier to chuck loads of action and unbelievable scenes, than make a successfully film which properly captures the feel of the book. (which lotr did better but not perfect)

good bits:

saruman turning up and bossing it.

thorins "gold madness"

bards eldest daughter

the scene of bilbo and gandalf on the edge of the shire. just a perfect enviroment

bad bits:

beorn not being used properly

the "jokes" with laketown assistant

legolas running on falling rocks. and legolas in general

tauriel - "why does it hurt so much". because your not in the books

giant worms?

i also think the battle could have been orchestrated better.

overall well worth watching. the hobbit has been a level below lotr, but that was obviously going to happen with 3D and all these fancy stuff.

I liked Tauriel, and Legolas being in the films certainly isn't beyond the realms of the imagination, but him hand-gliding on a bat and running up falling rocks. Just fuck off. Beorn not being used was criminal, agreed.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Exactly Super legolas seemed to get a lot of focus which could've been used elsewhere

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Exactly Super legolas seemed to get a lot of focus which could've been used elsewhere

Him jumping on the cave troll's chain and running along it to jump on the beast in The Fellowship of the Ring; followed by surfboarding on a shield down some steps at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers; followed by jumping on the back of a giant Mumak in The Return of the King, killing it's entire crew and then killing the beast by firing three arrows into its neck was enough, I feel.

[Jase 43,479]

Have watched the third Hobbit film 3 times and while it has many holes/gaps, the first 15-20 minutes of it seriously makes the whole experience worth it, especially in 3D.

[DH1988 1,347]

Feel like the last hour was rushed.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Him jumping on the cave troll's chain and running along it to jump on the beast in The Fellowship of the Ring; followed by surfboarding on a shield down some steps at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers; followed by jumping on the back of a giant Mumak in The Return of the King, killing it's entire crew and then killing the beast by firing three arrows into its neck was enough, I feel.

I don't think I was ever as mad at a movie scene like that one. So fucking unnecessary.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Feel like the entire third film was unnecessary last hour was rushed.

Agreed

I don't think I was ever as mad at a movie scene like that one. So fucking unnecessary.

What was your reaction to him bringing down a giant elephant in the third one then?!

[zolayes 14,489]

thought this was the Nasri thread misread Hobbit as Knobbit

[DH1988 1,347]

Agreed

What was your reaction to him bringing down a giant elephant in the third one then?!

Ha! As the third was made, I feel they could of made it longer, it just felt rushed at the end when I'd rather see probably another hour if they are stretching it to three films anyways.

Sidenote, Martin Freeman was brilliant in each film.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Ha! As the third was made, I feel they could of made it longer, it just felt rushed at the end when I'd rather see probably another hour if they are stretching it to three films anyways.

Sidenote, Martin Freeman was brilliant in each film.

Totally agree, I think I made that point elsewhere in this thread, that because the other two films got such slack for being too long, they tried to make this one shorter and in the end the thing the entire series was building up was a massive big anti-climax.

I hope the extended edition rescues it because as a standalone trilogy these are still three good films (well, one very good film (An Unexpected Journey), one good but very drawn out film (The Desolation of Smuag), and one okay but clearly rushed film (Battle of the Five Armies)).

[DH1988 1,347]

Totally agree, I think I made that point elsewhere in this thread, that because the other two films got such slack for being too long, they tried to make this one shorter and in the end the thing the entire series was building up was a massive big anti-climax.

I hope the extended edition rescues it because as a standalone trilogy these are still three good films (well, one very good film (An Unexpected Journey), one good but very drawn out film (The Desolation of Smuag), and one okay but clearly rushed film (Battle of the Five Armies)).

Exactly, banking on the extended edition and hoping Jackson has thought "Right perhaps non LOTR fans might not want a longer version but the LOTR nuts will get theirs in the extended"

Meh, can hope. As a whole I'd rate the trilogy at a strong 7/8 without seeing the blu-ray bits yet.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Exactly, banking on the extended edition and hoping Jackson has thought "Right perhaps non LOTR fans might not want a longer version but the LOTR nuts will get theirs in the extended"

Meh, can hope. As a whole I'd rate the trilogy at a strong 7/8 without seeing the blu-ray bits yet.

Yeah totally agree.

My ratings change quite frequently admittedly but I posted these ratings immediately after I saw the third Hobbit film and I would agree with them:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 8.5/10

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 8/10

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - 7/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 9.5/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 9/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 10/10

The Hobbit series is probably a 7.5/10 or 8/10 series. The Lord of the Rings is easily a 9.5/10 series, pushing close to perfection. The Return of the King is the best film ever made IMO, without exception.