reviews are coming in about The Hobbit. I want to see the movie, but hmmm.
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le nubian - Dec 03, 2012 9:19:50 pm PST #22967 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
flea - Dec 04, 2012 1:35:35 am PST #22968 of 30000
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Oh god, three hours? My kids are excited to see The Hobbit - they've learned the dwarf song from the trailer - but my (6 year old) son is not good for 3 hours.
If anyone goes to a screening or opening weekend show of The Hobbit I'd love a "should I take the kids" review. In addition to length I'm worried about scary and gory. Specific moments of concern would be helpful; I know the plot of the book very well. (The kids have read the book, but I am not so sure that makes the movie suitable for them.)
Sophia Brooks - Dec 04, 2012 2:41:22 am PST #22969 of 30000
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To be fair to Amanda Seyfried, Cosette is sort of a problematic character in that she is necessary, but doesn't as an adult have a very compelling story or acting objective, compared to almost every major or minor character. I don't really know what to do with it, either.
Tom Scola - Dec 04, 2012 2:50:50 am PST #22970 of 30000
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flea, there will in all likelihood be a parent-oriented review of the Hobbit on this site.
Jessica - Dec 04, 2012 3:51:51 am PST #22971 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If anyone goes to a screening or opening weekend show of The Hobbit I'd love a "should I take the kids" review.
I'm seeing it Thursday, will report back.
I found Russell Crowe's inability to hit the notes to be distracting beyond the point where his acting would have mattered. I just wanted to run up to the screen, pat him on the diaphragm and shout "SING FROM HERE DAMNIT." You know that thing in every high school musical ever where one kid in the case who can't hit a low (or high) note just shouts the line instead? Audiences should not have to put up with that in a professional fucking production.
To be fair to Amanda Seyfried, Cosette is sort of a problematic character in that she is necessary, but doesn't as an adult have a very compelling story
Yeah, I'm honestly not sure what an actress can bring to adult Cosette other than a pretty voice, which Seyfried has. She's just not a very interesting character.
sumi - Dec 04, 2012 4:17:00 am PST #22972 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Plus - doesn't Russell Crowe have a band that actually goes out and performs??
Jessica - Dec 04, 2012 4:26:00 am PST #22973 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Plus - doesn't Russell Crowe have a band that actually goes out and performs??
I assume the songs he performs in his band are written in a key he can sing.
sumi - Dec 04, 2012 4:27:05 am PST #22974 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
But. . . technique, shouldn't he have some?
Jesse - Dec 04, 2012 4:56:09 am PST #22975 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Shouting is a legit bar-band technique!
Sophia Brooks - Dec 04, 2012 5:04:15 am PST #22976 of 30000
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I actually prefer shout singing to vibrato, but I realize that is my prejudice. I can't even deal with Phantom because Sarah Brightman. She is number 4 on my most hated things list.
To bring it back to movies, my most hated thing is when people take a song like Grease's 'There Are Worse Things..." and turn it into a crazy showcase belt number.