The Hobbit

[Spiff]

But they have covered him in a fat-suit and ugly make-up?

Oh, no not all! Not all dwarfs are fat and ugly.

Fili and Kili are brothers. Although if your forget that during the movie, you do get the vibe that they have a bromance going.

 

[zoltanspawn]

I added this the "last film" thread earlier, but now I realize my post might have fitted better here. So I hope you don't mind me quoting myself :

The interesting question is whether the 48 FPS "HFR" is good or not. I admit I was skeptical, but given the idea that it's not that different than the evolution of black-and-white to color I felt I should give it a fair shake. If it evolves into something better, good. But if this is a typical look at the format, I hope it's the last film ever made this way.

It doesn't look like film any longer, it looks like video. Over and over again, I recalled television, a gorgeous shot that's rendered cheap and ironically artificial. As a friend said, there's a reason that many people prefer to listen to music on vinyl instead of newer formats. Film is plain-old more beautiful.

I think of films as representations that engage the subjective response of the viewer. Because the subtle sense of representation is diminished by the high frame rate, our rich engagement with the film is diminished too. It's like we are merely witnessing events objectively, instead of participating imaginatively with the film.

I thought the movie was great fun, and that's mostly what I wanted from it. I didn't find it overly long. It's filled with gorgeousness and excitement.

If I have another quibble worth mentioning, other than the 48fps, it's the dwarves. Too often they are belching, falling, frizzy and fat, catering to the whimsy of children. In the book, they are heroes first and foremost.

 

[braex27]

The core of the story is based on a hobbit, 13 dwarfs, and Gandalf. Some elves among other "tall people" make an appearance.

And Fili and Kili are the hottest two dwarfs, in case you were wondering. . .

I thought Thorin is the hottest dwarf!!!!

Loved Lee Pace's oh so brief appearance as Thranduil. Other than the slow start and some scenes which stretched longer than necessary, I quite liked the film. I still think that three three-hour films is a bit much though.

 

[SFLMAN]

I saw it and thought it was great. I read the book many years ago when I was in High School. I read it for a literature class I took in my Senior year in High School. It was a Science Fiction literature class. I also saw the animated version of the Hobbit that came out many years ago. I'm looking forward to the next 2 Hobbit movies. I just hope they are as good as the first one if not better.

 

[goldenmoth]

I loved it! It's such an amazing film! I didn't think it was slow at all, at least compared to other Middle Earth films