Can't take 3-D, makes me I know, thanks for sharing.
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Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow from Robert's warhammer, which scattered the rubies encrusted in Rhaegar's armor under the water. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.
There's not really a plethora of scenes in the extended edition.
You get Thrandull being shown some gems/jewels.
Bilbo walking around Hobbiton before the Dwarves arrive.
The Dwarves eating,singing and making a mess at Rivendale/ one dodgy cgi scene of them bathing in a fountain.
Bilbo walking around Rivendable and briefly interacting with Elrond.
The Goblin King singing.
That's all I can really remember. It's either an extra eight or twelve minutes that has been added to the movie bringing the running time up to 3 hours.
When you watch the appendices for LOTR or The Hobbit you can clearly see money doesn't drive Peter or Phillipa or Fran, these people truely adore the material.
Got this for my nameday (extended version). I do like more dwarfs singing/dancing, liked Killi (sp?) flirting with the elves, that was a crack up "that's not a woman".
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Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow from Robert's warhammer, which scattered the rubies encrusted in Rhaegar's armor under the water. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.
"This is not our fight. This is our fight." Oh God. This is when PJ and co change the story and fail to improve upon the source. They did well with the first one.
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Very bloated, some pretty fun parts but man, success is the worst thing that can happen to directors. They forget all about focus and storytelling and PACING!
I am sure 60% of the film is long distance shots of characters walking. It was maddening.
Nice cliffhanger tho.
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Yep, saw Hobbitses this weekend. Underwhelmed. I want to strangle Legolas' old man with my bare hands, Legolas drove me nuts with his intense stares, and you can not convince me that he likes that chick elf one iota. Laketown bored the crap out of me. I like the sweet nothings between the she elf and Kili. I liked the barrels scene, but the dragon was awesome. Cumberbatch was enchanting.
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Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow from Robert's warhammer, which scattered the rubies encrusted in Rhaegar's armor under the water. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.
The river barrel part was fun, but also over the top.
The dragon was pretty good, but his whole extended bit in the drawf forge was not.
Someone nailed it when they said that Peter Jackson is the new George Lucas. A man who's succes made him fall in love with technology and forgot basic storytelling.
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What's with the Elves being super assassins? If all elves fought like that there wouldn't have been Elves vs Orc wars. Orcs would just get decimated.
It seemed like PJ used the same themes and lines from the trilogy. What's with all the "you know, Hobbits always surprise me" moments. And the same Howard Shore music .....ugh
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Overall a great experience. Good visuals. Loved all the character portrayals. Mirkwood forest was well-done. A few laugh-out loud moments, including the barrel sequence and Fili and Tauriel. And Smaug was magnificent. A few notes on the use of 3D:
I have never really been a fan of this format. Even though PJ makes good use of it (let's face it, every scene stood out, and not only literally) and is well-suited to tell stories such as these, I found myself experiencing the same sensations as with the first Hobbit. With such a long film, every scene, every detail, with it's crystal-clear high definition clarity, becomes too much to take in. I found myself wishing the film would end, not because it was bad, but because the incredible amount of visual attention required to be able to adjust to the format was extremely draining toward the end. And I don't even wear glasses, I have very good eyes. I think I would enjoy it more as a dvd, because the 3D aspect will be missing.
But will I watch the third? Of course :)
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Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow from Robert's warhammer, which scattered the rubies encrusted in Rhaegar's armor under the water. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.
Um the similarity in the quality if their prequels is very similar.
Nonesense complete utter nonesense. Fanboys were rioting after The Phnaton Menace was released, the only people complaining about The Hobbit movies are book purists whinging about Jackson using the story for a trilogy.
The difference in quality between The Hobbit movies and the Star Wars prequels are astronomical.
I am one of those complaining about the Hobbit, and I am not a book purist. I'm not emotionally invested in Tolkien's books in any way, the vfirst movie is just weak and badly directed. Haven't seen the second one yet.
If you're not a fan of the Hobbit movies that's fine each is own but to compare them to the Star Wars prequels is flat out ludicrous. There is no comparison at all and frankly it's a lazy comment to make.
Why ludicrous? There are a ton of similiarities between the franchises. A fat bearded director uses a beloved trilogy as a cashcow excuse to make three more movies in which the story makes way for special effects that are thoroughly overused. But I won't see the second one for a couple of months, so maybe it gets better.
Saw this last night. So freaking boring. Booooring, no story telling, no emotion, ridiculous long scenes, etc. etc. As bad as the first one. Jackson is an awful director.
-- Edited by andrea on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 12:13:57 PM
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Saw this last night. So freaking boring. Booooring, no story telling, no emotion, ridiculous long scenes, etc. etc. As bad as the first one. Jackson is an awful director.
In a nutshell, this.
Saw The Two Towers and Return of the King yesterday and today, and to me the difference in quality is staggering. LoTR had its faults too but it felt much more natural, coherent and emotional. It remains a series I want to re-watch every year. The Hobbit is simply a mess, the acting is frankly pretty terrible (even decent actors like Armitage and Lee Pace are bad in it), 60% of the dialogue consists of regurgitated LoTR lines, the CGI feels like a punch in the face, characters look like caricatures, and that orange filter that PJ keeps using makes it look incredibly cheap.
PS: But Yvy, that painting is drop dead gorgeous.
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If you're not a fan of the Hobbit movies that's fine each is own but to compare them to the Star Wars prequels is flat out ludicrous. There is no comparison at all and frankly it's a lazy comment to make.
Disagree. It is a valid comparison. Both Lucas and Jackson were filmmakers with very successful and well-loved trilogies.
Both of them have now made prequels that are pale imitations of the originals. They totally lack the charm and fun or the original films. I always say, when you look at the prequels, pretend the originals trilogy didn't exist, would they be memorable in any way?
Nope.
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Rhaegar, despite wounding Robert, was struck down with a massive blow from Robert's warhammer, which scattered the rubies encrusted in Rhaegar's armor under the water. Rhaegar died with Lyanna Stark's name on his lips.
Macha wrote:LoTR had its faults too but it felt much more natural, coherent and emotional. It remains a series I want to re-watch every year.
Yes, fair enough. Still don`t like Jackson´s directing but I can´t count how many times I watched The two towers...can´t recommend it tho because some of the "natural" details and acting beggins to feel not so natural.
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What I loved:
* Most of the visual effects. Particularly the architecture and set designs. Amazing.
* Martin Freeman's portrayal of Bilbo Baggins. I would have his babies if I could.
* The musical score. Even the parts where it was just quiet.
* Smaug's dialogue. A lot of that seemed the way it was in the book, but I read it so many years ago.
What I hated:
* Fucking overdone CGI action scenes. I could not figure out what the fuck was going on during most of the barrel ride and the chase scene in the mountain with Smaug and the dwarfs. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? THAT MUCH.
* Who the fuck hired Guillermo del Toro as orc designer? That fucking shit only works on Comic adaptations and Spanish Franco-era fantasy flicks. I hate his fucking derp looking orcs
* What the fuck was Gandalf running all over the place for? What was the point of those scenes?
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That fucking shit only works on Spanish Franco-era fantasy flicks.
you genius.
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I know, thanks for sharing.
"that's not a woman".
SisY, that pic is so right you. Your art rules 
you genius.