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The Hobbit movies - under appreciated?

posted 7 years ago by MovieGuy25 (42)
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I was extremely pleased with Jackson's vision, it was everything I expected and more. I remember how relieved and elated I was to learn he had finally taken the project on and replaced Del Toro who I thought was an extremely bad fit.

The first installment, like LOTR, was the best by far I thought. Particularly the opening narration and introduction of the dwarves. I saw the same special spark that made LOTR special and Jackson and Weta's incredible attention to detail and style that fit so perfectly with Tolkien's world.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

Not really imho. For LOTR they took a huge book, and devoted three films to it. Success!

For the Hobbit, they took a small book, and tried unsuccessfully to streeeeeeetch it into three films. Not so much.

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[–] MovieGuy25 (42) 7 years ago

I think the first half of the first movie is better than anything I saw in Lord of the Rings.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

Okay then. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this.

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[–] jamesboland (690) 7 years ago

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77381) 7 years ago

I honestly couldnt finish them
I loved the book and have read it at least 3-4 times
The Hobbit movies should have been 2 2hr movies and done...and with NONE of the made up stuff
Imo anyway

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

I never read any of the books, but I agree completely.

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[–] TandyMan (11096) 7 years ago

Love the Hobbit movies, hate the LOTR movies. Now if he could find a balance between the two with a third trilogy, that'd be perfect. And swap out all the characters for RA Salvatore ones.

[–] MovieGuy25 (42) 7 years ago

What about the LOTR movies didn't you like? I think they are pretty boring and hollow outside of Fellowship.

[–] TandyMan (11096) 7 years ago

I quite enjoy Fellowship. But later, I feel the focus on Sam and Frodo is a dreadful bore, that the balance between the two journeys is very uneven, and the ending anticlimactic, making both struggles feel pointless. I liked most of the characters and actors. I think the movies are visually beautiful and some of the action sequences are terrific. Mind you, I find the books to be a dreadful bore as well. I always wanted to edit an Aragorn Cut of the trilogy and see how that might play out.

Conversely, the Hobbit films can be a bit of a cartoon, but I feel they really capture the spirit and adventure of the novel, if not a good adaption.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

The Hobbit films are a travesty, an obscene cash-grab from a director desperate to try to establish lost glory. If you don't know The Hobbit as a novel, I can see how you find the three bloatfest films entertaining. If, howver, you have read the actual book, which the publisher subtitled "The Enchanting PRELUDE [emphasis added] to The Lord of the Rings," you know that John Ronald Ruel was rolling over in his grave. Rubbish.

At times fun rubbish, but still rubbish.

[–] TandyMan (11096) 7 years ago

D&D dwarves finally put to screen is no rubbish. Screw Tolkien.

[–] MovieGuy25 (42) 7 years ago

D&D dwarves?

[–] MovieGuy25 (42) 7 years ago

The movies are very faithful. What are you talking about?

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

They’re about as faithful as JFK was to Jackie. Legolas? Not in The Hobbit. The Elf Warrior Chick? Not in The Hobbit. The Albino Orc? Not in The Hobbit. The massive battle of the five armies? Not in The Hobbit. You waste my time. This is my final response to you.

[–] Kazak (2187) 7 years ago

I loved the “Riddles in the Dark” segment. The third episode was entirely superfluous. The story of The Hobbit was completed in the first two.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

I think two films would have worked better than three, but I did enjoy them, apparently a lot more than most.

[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I thought the Hobbit movies were utter trash. I loved LOTR books and films, and I love the Hobbit book, but those films were bloated as hell. So much of them seemed to be conceived as an effects shot that was then written into the story. The pale orc? WTF. If anything they are overapprecriated. It should have been one hour and a half movie. No need to cram as much appendices as you can into it. These were an obvious cash-in that are virtually unwatchable. Jackson should have let Del Toro alone to do what he wanted, and maybe we would have a solid companion to the Rings films.