The Hobbit

[Jomama]

Um.. nope..

[Klaus]

You ever try to read the Silmarillion? I did. It's a gambling mess that is 10x harder to follow compared to SIF.

[Jomama]

Yes, thats why it would be cool if someone put some relevant/exciting/interesting parts of it in the movie...

[Klaus]

New

[Jomama]

I give it a meh, not exactly bad, but not very good either. It just wasn't that original, and the things they added (white orc, stone giants fighting) are just fluff filler, no real substance. An despite seeing a DVD screener copy, the sets still had that 48fps feel to them, didn't look real. Little too cheesy for my tastes.

[Klaus]

I didn't hate it. Parts were quite entertaining but yeah lots of filler to make the 3 movies from one short book. I would like to see it in 3D Blu Ray when released before I decide how good or bad the CGI was. The screener was only 720x320 and yes had soap opera effect that I doubt will be in the 60p Blu Ray.

[Klaus]

Watched the 3D Blu Ray and it was very very good CGI and the 3D was well done (probably because it was filmed with 3D cameras instead of done in post production). No soap opera effect at all. Only the part with the troll king was goofy and Jar Jar like that took me out of the movie.

[Klaus]

Don't remember Legolas in the book...

[Chadwick]

He wasn't in the book, he is serving for another character. But it is his elf "tribe" or whatever so not that far fetched.

[Klaus]