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Post by Ensign Sandra on Oct 27, 2014 22:27:08 GMT
  Ugggh! I've always thought PJ's battle scenes last too long as it is...... Details here
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Post by shipoftheline on Oct 29, 2014 2:08:10 GMT
That was my reaction when I read about it as well.  |
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Post by Phizz on Nov 23, 2014 4:17:41 GMT
At least you know to make a break for the bathroom!!  ~Phizz |
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Post by HMS Lydia on Nov 23, 2014 12:08:30 GMT
Oh good grief. Really not looking forward to this now. WHy would they do that? I mean the first movie amply showed the material was being stretched way too thin -.-
Lydia
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Post by polleepal on Nov 24, 2014 10:29:38 GMT
I think maybe at this point we have to stop thinking of it as 'The Hobbit' and think of it as a general goodies v baddies epic set in Middle Earth, with familiar faces. Ah well, Billy Boyd's wistful, sniffworthy song saying farewell to Middle Earth should settle everyone down and send them out of the cinema clutching soggy tissues...
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Post by Ensign Sandra on Nov 24, 2014 18:29:35 GMT
I think maybe at this point we have to stop thinking of it as 'The Hobbit' and think of it as a general goodies v baddies epic set in Middle Earth, with familiar faces. Ah well, Billy Boyd's wistful, sniffworthy song saying farewell to Middle Earth should settle everyone down and send them out of the cinema clutching soggy tissues... Just as long as they haven't messed with the storyline so that anybody who died in the book doesn't die here. That would ruin it. |
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Post by Phizz on Nov 26, 2014 1:35:47 GMT
Just saw the first (for me) movie trailer, where Thorin says, "Follow me." After melting, first coherent thought is "Anywhere, baby!"
~Phizz
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Post by polleepal on Dec 14, 2014 18:31:23 GMT
Well, that was epic! The battle didn't feel too long actually, as there were other bits cut into it so you were returned to events taking place on a human (well, human/Elf/Dwarf) scale periodically which broke it all up a bit.
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Post by HMS Lydia on Dec 17, 2014 3:17:03 GMT
RA was...well, meltingly amazing, and Martin Freeman turned in a solid performance, and Hugo Weaving in armour is flawless, and I want to grow up to be Cate Blanchett. Also, Thranduil's hair is fabulous. BUT THE DIALOGUE WRITING OHMYGOD. I cringed. A lot. And remembering how good the writing on the original trilogy was, that is a horrible pity  Lydia |
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Post by polleepal on Dec 17, 2014 22:05:37 GMT
I think I need to read The Hobbit again to see how many lines from the book made it into the film! I know some of Thorin's last words and Gandalf's parting words were from the book, but that's all I remember. There was so much new plot material that they would be starting from nothing with a lot of it.
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Post by HMS Lydia on Dec 18, 2014 9:46:35 GMT
I was actually mainly meaning the bits when they talked about relationships...those I found really awful and simply out of step with the rest of the movie. I was just surprised because a lot in the original trilogy was new, and yet very very good. But yes, Thorin's last words were excellent.
On another note, I was very disappointed that after all they made of Tauriel as a supposedly 'empowered' Elvish warrior, she needed not one but TWO men to rescue her every fifteen minutes. -.-
Lydia
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Post by polleepal on Dec 18, 2014 13:48:35 GMT
Ha - old habits die hard for writers, Lydia. Perhaps that is the penalty for being an invented character, not one of the originals, who could generally look after themselves a bit more!
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Post by HMS Lydia on Dec 18, 2014 15:10:08 GMT
Ha - old habits die hard for writers, Lydia. Perhaps that is the penalty for being an invented character, not one of the originals, who could generally look after themselves a bit more! I know right! Galadriel staring down Sauron was kickass.  Lydia |
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Post by QueueMistressMags on Dec 19, 2014 1:27:48 GMT
I know right! Galadriel staring down Sauron was kickass. Lydia TOTALLY. Well, I saw it today and loved it to pieces. I found the battle scene really well-done and inventive. when spoiler!!!! The elves ran up over the dwarves' backs to attack the Orcs I punched the air! So awesome! end of spoiler! Richard Armitage is a god and that's all there is to it. |
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Post by polleepal on Dec 19, 2014 9:37:53 GMT
He is certainly one seriously good actor.
Spoiler...
When the dragon sickness took hold he was almost starting to speak like Smaug, and the rare lightening of his expression when Bilbo showed him the acorn was like the sun glimmering through cloud. He ought to be in line for some sort of award for this role.
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