The Hobbit - 70% on Rotten Tomatoes

I liked LotR even though I've never read the books, and I'm still going to see the Hobbit regardless of the reviews.

Seriously, LotR is one of the only movies that still give me goosebumps. The good kind. Something like this.

TLOTR movies were epic and incredible..this will be no different..period.

Ya sorry, but I didn't read any of that rant. Whatever it is, it's wrong.

ShadowMoses900

Weren't you among the many of SW to use scores to back up your arguments?

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Not many ratings in yet, and regardless I'm going to see it at the midnight showing.chessmaster1989

It's going to be a long movie, sure you want to be a loud packed theater?

I'm actually going to wait a few days and try to catch an near-empty afternoon screening.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

It's going to be a long movie, sure you want to be a loud packed theater?

I'm actually going to wait a few days and try to catch an near-empty afternoon screening.

brucewayne69

Well that's far greater than my active interest in the film, but like the LotR films I'll probably watch it eventually just 'cause.

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"]This movie is one part of a whole, rather than a complete product in and of itself. I don't think any of the reviewers are really taking that into consideration. The only way to accurately judge this movie is in relation to the other 5 (LOTR + the 2 other Hobbit movies).mattbbpl

I don't think they did that with Fellowship or Two Towers, those were each part of a whole as well.

The three movies controversy is very similar to what happened back in the 90s. For years LOTR was known to be a two movies affair. Then in late 1998 a third film was approved. The old scripts leaked and people judged the trilogy according to them. Major changes were also made between 1999 and 2003.

The early reviews of The Hobbit are similar to the early FOTR reviews too.

I dont care what anyone says, this will be one of the best movies of the year. It looks absolutely stunning.

And the whole ''It shouldnt be a trilogy'' rant is complete nonsense.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Not many ratings in yet, and regardless I'm going to see it at the midnight showing.chessmaster1989

It's going to be a long movie, sure you want to be a loud packed theater?

I'm actually going to wait a few days and try to catch an near-empty afternoon screening.

I am sure it will go up, but I don't understand why the split it into 3 movies. Two makes sense (I think they should have done 6 for LOTR), but 3 may be too many.

Ah, finally somebody bothered to put into words some of the things I've been thinking while reading reactions to the reviews: http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/dont-listen-to-the-movie-critics-who-say-negative-things-about-the-hobbit.php

Well...okay, I mainly just liked this bit:

"The Hobbit has been my favorite movie of the year ever since the year that it was going to be released was 2008. Theres no reason to think that actually seeing it will change this. So its frustrating to me when trolls get on the Internet and say bad things about it, backing those statements up with specific examples from the film, which they have seen and I have not. Oh, so I guess seeing a movie makes your opinion of it more valid than mine? Yeah, right. What happened to living in a democracy?"

Ah, finally somebody bothered to put into words some of the things I've been thinking while reading reactions to the reviews: http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/dont-listen-to-the-movie-critics-who-say-negative-things-about-the-hobbit.php

Well...okay, I mainly just liked this bit:

"The Hobbit has been my favorite movie of the year ever since the year that it was going to be released was 2008. Theres no reason to think that actually seeing it will change this. So its frustrating to me when trolls get on the Internet and say bad things about it, backing those statements up with specific examples from the film, which they have seen and I have not. Oh, so I guess seeing a movie makes your opinion of it more valid than mine? Yeah, right. What happened to living in a democracy?"

Planeforger

Not going to stop me from seeing it.

I never thought the LOTR movies were anything special. Undeniably good and technically brilliant, but never hitting epic status for me. I feel I'll be the same way with The Hobbit.

Does anyone care what ratings The Hobbit gets after listening to this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRGLSitWsas

The first third of the book is pretty slow so I can't blame critics for not liking it. Apparently they spend almost an hour in Bag End, that's pretty slow. I think when they decided to make it a trilogy, they didn't need to make the films over 2 and a half hours long. The appendices don't have that much content. But I'll still probably enjoy it regardless.