I figure I've got one more purchase of LotR in me, so he better make it worth it when I move to Blu Ray.
But he did Lucas Fellowship, right? I'm not imagining that?
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
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§ ita § - Dec 20, 2012 5:24:52 am PST #23214 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 20, 2012 9:36:58 am PST #23215 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 do think Jackson should have gone ahead and used "Yakety Sax" to score the scene of everyone escaping Goblintown. I mean, it was already essentially a Benny Hill sketch.
sumi - Dec 20, 2012 11:16:43 am PST #23216 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
One of the things about the goblins and orcs in the Hobbit vs. same in LotR: they have so much more agency. They're own kingdom, with it's own king etc. I had forgotten that: the LotR version are much more anonymous servants of evil than those in the Hobbit. (Even the trolls in the Hobbit have more of their own lives/civilazation/customs.)
Sophia Brooks - Dec 20, 2012 12:59:20 pm PST #23217 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just saw a piece on the costumes of the new Great Gatsby, and they look great-- and I love Baz Luhrman! But another person I irrationally hate is Tobey Maguire, so I am not sure if I can watch it?
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2012 2:09:04 pm PST #23218 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I missed the beginning of the movie due to equipment issues, and I didn't get enough Smaug. Am sad.
Steph L. - Dec 20, 2012 5:11:24 pm PST #23219 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just saw a piece on the costumes of the new Great Gatsby, and they look great-- and I love Baz Luhrman! But another person I irrationally hate is Tobey Maguire, so I am not sure if I can watch it?
It looks gorgeous, but I'm not sure I can get past the not!Redford-ness of it all.
Jessica - Dec 20, 2012 6:29:23 pm PST #23220 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I missed the beginning of the movie due to equipment issues, and I didn't get enough Smaug. Am sad.
Well, you don't really see him in the beginning, just a lot of fire and things being knocked over.
I went with my sister to see it in 2D tonight (she saw the HFR version on her own and texted me after to ask why PJ shot the movie on a cell phone), and it was still good. This theater was pretty crappy, unfortunately, so I can't make a fair comparison between the HFR 3D and the 2D versions of the movie - this theater didn't even have stadium seating and I strained my neck trying to see around the head of the guy in front of me.
Still, damn. That's a lot of movie, and I love it so.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 20, 2012 6:37:12 pm PST #23221 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
Paul Rudd just went on Conan to promote his new movie, and instead of a clip of This Is 40 he gave them one from Mack & Me.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2012 9:42:44 pm PST #23222 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This 40 thing is the most tempting Apatow to me, like, ever, and that's no small amount due to the leads. I like them. Maybe DVD. Or if there's a gap after Hobbit 2D HFR.
Volans - Dec 21, 2012 3:19:44 am PST #23223 of 30000
move out and draw fire
The Hobbit opens here today, mostly in 3D with subtitles. Will the subtitles float in the air? That would be cool.