Plei, do you want me to ping you when we go see it this week? Since I'm working from home all week, we are going to sneak off and catch a matinee or something.
Maybe! Paul hasn't seen it yet, mind.
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P.M. Marc - Dec 17, 2012 11:50:29 am PST #23195 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2012 11:58:51 am PST #23196 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm disappointed by the lukewarn reviews The Hobbit has been getting, not least of which because I want to see it again and nobody wants to go with me!
I would see it with you, though I do not know the way... to your local theater.
I was worried about prior reports of the length/filler, but there wasn't a single minute of it in which I felt less than engaged. I think the key for me is that although the LotR trilogy's hobbits were entertaining, I wasn't really invested in them the way I was Gandalf, Aragorn, and Boromir. Whereas I find Martin Freeman endlessly fascinating and relatable in every project I see him in, and spent about 2 1/2 hours resisting the urge to hug him despit his not being physically present in the cinema.
Consuela - Dec 17, 2012 3:53:18 pm PST #23197 of 30000
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Fabulous Tumblr comic about The Hobbit: [link]
SailAweigh - Dec 17, 2012 6:03:58 pm PST #23198 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hahaha. Thanks, Suela; I just had to go and reblog that. So. True.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2012 7:12:33 pm PST #23199 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, maybe I'll see it Wednesday. I did take half a day off, after all.
Fiona - Dec 19, 2012 7:27:18 am PST #23200 of 30000
Very interesting post about HFR 3D and The Hobbit from a cameraman's perspective:
The guy watched the film in HFR 3D, regular 3D and 2D in the space of one day. Talk about dedication.
ETA: some spoilers in the article.
ETA2: so reading the comments, it turns out he didn't watch the movie in full three times. But still.
Jessica - Dec 19, 2012 7:50:15 am PST #23201 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
All the arguments being made against HFR projection are the same ones which were made against HDTV when it started out. "Ok for sports I guess but it looks weird and sharp and I don't like it."
sumi - Dec 19, 2012 2:00:02 pm PST #23202 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I saw the image at the new speed in imax 3-d. I liked it. No headaches at all. No nausea.
Also, liked the movie itself. Want more. I would totally go see it with you, Jessica.
We got out of the theatre and were all, "Same time, next year?" Which I hope we get to do because we had such a good time: lovely hobbity breakfast and then the movie in an excellent theatre with lovely chocolate chip bar cookies that we smuggled in.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2012 4:58:25 pm PST #23203 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is 3D seamless for everyone? About 1/3 of the movie was two images, 2D, and the rest was dwarves a-popping. Didn't have any frame rate issues, except--that rain is going to take a while to look normal, or they're going to have to work out how to catch fewer raindrops. It looked like buckets of water were being dumped on their heads. Depth of field, frame rate blur, whatEVER. But the waterfalls looked fine.
I need to (read: won't) go look at the original Gollum, the one they Lucased over once the second film came out. Because, good lord. Due to makeup constrictions, Gols had the most expressive face after Freeman.
Sean K - Dec 19, 2012 5:34:40 pm PST #23204 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
My dad and step-mom got me $100 at Fandango for Christmas, so I will actually be seeing The Hobbit, and Les Mis, and Django Unchained in theaters. It's been a while since I was able to go out to the movies regularly