BF really wanted to watch the first on Netflix, so we did. Nothing happened. Told him I'm not seeing it till the rest come out. Shit's ridiculous. Nothing happens storywise and in true Jackson fashion everything is ridiculously saturated and everything is EPIC TO THE MAX. I hate these films. They bore me.yeah you would really hate this one then.
400 page children's book.
9 hours, three movies. Can't support it, sorry. And I'm a fan of Jackson.
its a more refined version of the first. It accomplishes what it was going for much better. So if you liked the first you'll dig this one. I liked it, but I had gripes mainly because of the book. But on its own merits and legs its better than the firstyeah you would really hate this one then.
is it good though mupepe
the first one was straight w/me
Saw The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug last night...
I'm so fucking torn. It was a good movie in its own right. But you can really see in this one where they're stretching themselves thin for 3 movies. Though I honestly believe if you're not familiar with the book it won't bother you or you won't care. But so much of it is so unnecessary and they skip over things in the book that they actually could have expanded upon for just completely made up portions of the story. It got a great reaction from the crowd though. Smaug was really, really well done. His voice, the animation, his design. Incredible. They brought him to life better than I could have imagined. The pacing is uneven. But it's PJ so is anyone surprised? But even with that everything is extremely well done and interesting. If you liked the first Hobbit you'll like this one. Oh and the ending is a cliff hanger cock tease of epic fucking proportions. If I didn't know what happened in the book I'd be fucking pissed. I couldn't believe where they ended the movie. No resolution whatsoever for any of the story arcs.
So in short:
+Gorgeous movie
+Smaug is fucking incredible
+Nerd porn through and through
+Fun adventure
+Bombur is more than a joke in this one and redeems himself
-Uneven pacing
-Cliff hanger/awkward ending
-Rapes the fuck out of the book
Since I'm sure someone will ask. Here are some spoilers...spoiler (click to show/hide)They go through so much effort to shoehorn in a really unnecessary love story. That's probably the most offensive part of all the added shit. And they end the movie with Smaug flying to Lake Town. But this is after a thirty minute chase through Erebor where they run in circles and eventually cover Smaug with melted gold and really do nothing. It's a pointless chase, but it's pretty to look at.[close]
I'm gonna see it next week. As I described the first one to someone the other day: "I never had more fun being bored for 3 hours." So, I'm cool with it. Whatevs.yep. Even when nothing is going on its all so well done that its just nerd porn
400 page children's book.
9 hours, three movies. Can't support it, sorry. And I'm a fan of Jackson.
you keep saying this like lotr was 80% topographical and 20% action
Any reports on if HFD + 3D work better in this film? Many people complained that HFR made the 1st look unrealistic.I thought the first looked incredible in hfr
400 page children's book.
9 hours, three movies. Can't support it, sorry. And I'm a fan of Jackson.
you keep saying this like lotr was 80% topographical and 20% action
explain breh
I hate being right all the time :hitler