The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[views:86596][posts:324]___________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 8:36am - trioxin245 ""] Yeti said:reviews are for fools. when he gets here we will melt him into fluid and laugh... On into the night! |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 8:38am - trioxin245 ""] as ridiculous as it might sound, I find that generally speaking my opinions on movies tend to coincide pretty well with those of the AV club from the Onion. Their reviews, although tinged with humor because of the obvious, are usually pretty spot on. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 9:43am - MikeOv ""] "As they continue eastward, the travellers eventually reach Mirkwood, the realm of the Silvan Elves." - Taken from wiki plot description. Appearance of Sauron as the Necromancer in Dol Guldur or fuck this journey. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 9:56am - MikeOv ""] According to one Hobbit film forum, some are saying there is a Dol Guldur subplot. I know Sauron as the Necromancer was only mentioned briefly in the book, but I've always been fascinated by Mirkwood/Dol Guldur and the thought of Sauron toiling away in his stronghold. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:02am - posbleak ""] MikeOv said: Appearance of Sauron as the Necromancer in Dol Guldur or fuck this journey. :point: :point: :point: Dol Guldur is confirmed. Supposedly this is it: [img] I'm glad that the appendices are getting some attention. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:06am - MikeOv ""] Yup, and in one of the trailers it shows Gandalf fighting someone in the ruins pictures above, and I have no idea if that's supposed to be Sauron (Necromancer) or what. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:06am - AndrewBastard ""] sick. psyched. huge joints will be rolled. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:07am - arilliusbm ""] Yea, I believe theyve worked in quite a few things in the appendices |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:09am - MikeOv ""] I don't really want them to make up events that didn't happen, which is something that irked me about the LOTR films (which, by the way FotR > rest of the trilogy). I wouldn't mind them diverting from the journey for awhile to just get a glimpse into Dol Guldur and see what Sauron is up to. Obviously the writers/directors would be making the imagery up as we've only had our imaginations to go on, thus far, but as long as they didn't botch it like they did with Minas Morgul, I'd be into that. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:10am - MikeOv ""] pictured* |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:14am - arilliusbm ""] Well, fuck, they're making 3 movies out of this so I'm sure they'll have a bunch of stuff. One of the reviews I've read was confirming my concern, although expected: the tone of the movie is more kid-like at times. |
| ________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:21am - HEY IDIOT DON'T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] There is material other than the Hobbit and LotR to draw from. Has anyone been to the Tolkien section at a book store recently? Also, the third movie was stated to literally be made of leftover scene from the first two. That sounds pretty lame. Finally the Hobbit IS A FUCKING CHILDREN'S STORY! HAVE YOU EVER FUCKING READ IT? IT'S CLEARLY WRITTEN FOR KIDS. So if the movie is a little bit juvenile then it would be honoring the reality of the book. NOW WHO WOULD MAKE A CHILDREN'S MOVIE THAT'S 9 HOUR LONG EVEN IF IT IS BROKEN UP INTO THREE PARTS. That seems to be the real question. Still, I'm going to go see this in fucking IMAX 3D because I CAN! |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:25am - arilliusbm ""] Tonal change was expected. And NO WE ARE NOT AWARE OF OTHER TOLKIEN MATERIAL. gtfo |
| __________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:27am - HEY IDIOT DON‘T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] WELL GO TO THE BOOKSTORE AND CHECK OUT ALL OF THE INCOMPLETE POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED GARBAGE NOTEBOOK FODDER! AS WELL AS THE FUCKING SIMILARION AND THE GARBAGE HIS SON PUT OUT. |
| __________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:28am - HEY IDIOT DON‘T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] Oh wait, YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:30am - arilliusbm ""] I HAVE ALL OF THEM, NO BOOKSTORE TRIP FOR ME |
| ______________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:38am - Yeti ""] anyways, i remember the trilogy getting mediocre reviews. i love every second of all 3. Peter Jackson has yet to let me down in any way, and even if this movie isn't as mind-blowing as i hope it is, i don't care, i'm going to have a blast. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:46am - posbleak ""] Hey now I really liked The Silmarillion... |
| ________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:50am - HEY IDIOT DON'T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] I WASN'T DISSING ON THE SILMARILLION BUT IT IS BORING AND I SHOULD DISS ON IT. THE REAL POINT IS THAT LIMITING YOUR VIEW ON AVAILABLE MATERIAL TO DRAW FROM PROBABLY SETS YOU UP TO ASSUME THE MOVIE IS TAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ARTIST LICENSE. THE LOTR TRILOGY MAKES SOME BASIC MINOR CHANGES. THE BIGGEST ANNOYANCE IS THE FOCUS ON HUMANS AND THE LOVE STORY BULLSHIT. BUT THE PUBLIC LIKES HUMAN AND CAN IDENTIFY MORE WITH THEM SO THAT MAKES SENSE, AND THE LOVE STORY CAN BE EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE APPENDICES SO WHATEVER. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:50am - arilliusbm ""] ORDERING IMAX 3d TIX AND DRESSING UP . WHO IS DOWN? |
| ______________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:51am - Yeti ""] i plan to dress up, i'm just not going to any 3D bullshit. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:51am - posbleak ""] arilliusbm said:ORDERING IMAX 3d TIX AND DRESSING UP . WHO IS DOWN? Make it midnight at Reading IMAX and come with me & Sean I'll break out my Nazgul shoes |
| __________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:52am - HEY IDIOT DON‘T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] GOING TO IMAX 3D NOT NERDY ENOUGH TO DRESS UP LIKE AN ART NERD COOL HIP NERSTER DOUCHE FALSE HUMAN |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:53am - trioxin245 ""] WTF IM GOING MIDNIGHT IN READING |
| __________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:58am - posbleak ""] trioxin245 said:WTF IM GOING MIDNIGHT IN READING Come say hi |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:58am - arilliusbm ""] COME SAY HI WITH US |
| __________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 10:59am - HEY IDIOT DON‘T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] arilliusbm said:COME BE THAT LAME ASSHOLE WHO WANTS TO WAIT IN LINE FOR A MIDNIGHT SHOWING WITH US |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 11:00am - MikeOv ""] arilliusbm said:ORDERING IMAX 3d TIX AND DRESSING UP . WHO IS DOWN? Me. If I dress like Legolas and it happens to snow, then by that logic I should be able to walk on top of snow. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 11:06am - MikeOv ""] HEY%20IDIOT%20DON‘T%20BE%20AN%20IDIOT%20DUH said: THE LOTR TRILOGY MAKES SOME BASIC MINOR CHANGES. ? Saruman's death, resulting in no scouring of the shire? WHERE'S SHARKEY?!? |
| _________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 11:08am - MikeOv ""] Also, what's up with Saruman casting weather spells on Caradhras? That scene could have been a bit longer and far more grim. They were being tormented by the ancient evil that was born from the mountain itself. "The Cruel", indeed. |
| ________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 11:11am - HEY IDIOT DON'T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] LOL Let's confirm my point by taking examples of minor exposition related moments in the story that were altered slightly for the benefit of the condensed format of a movie. |
| __________________________________________________________ [Dec 6,2012 11:13am - HEY IDIOT DON‘T BE AN IDIOT DUH ""] I guess my point is this. For a movie made by some egotistical asshole who admitted not ever really being a fan until the project was brought to him, Mr. Jackson did a pretty bang up job sticking to the story. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 9:01am - arilliusbm ""] movie was 2/10 |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 10:42am - trioxin245 ""] you saw it? why was it not good? |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 10:48am - arilliusbm ""] No, I was sarcastically bumping this. Most midnight showings tomorrow are sold out. oh well. Seeing it this weekend. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 10:49am - chrisREX ""] movie looks terrible |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:11am - trioxin245 ""] How does it look terrible? Are you not a Tolkien fan? Or are you just being sarcastic? |
| _________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:13am - Mark_R ""] It honestly does not look good to me either, but maybe that's because I'm watching the previews on a regular TV. I'm sure it looks impressive on a real theater screen. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:16am - trioxin245 ""] I only saw one trailer, so I'm basically basing my opitimism off of two things: 1. the Hobbit is one of the best stories ever written, and 2. they did an excellent job with the LotR trilogy. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:24am - AndrewBastard ""] Ross, Shoes and I are going on Saturday ... twisting L's to grill beforehand. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:28am - trioxin245 ""] dick-sized joints all around |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:29am - posbleak ""] Been hearing a lot of complaints about the HFR but that's it trioxin245 said:dick-sized joints all around Also this |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:29am - stoned raiders ""] Movie is 3 hours long. You need to eat it or it's going to wear off an hour in. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:31am - arilliusbm ""] Eating cookies when I go |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:32am - AndrewBastard ""] SPINNIN DUTCHIES TO THE NECK |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:34am - trioxin245 ""] stoned%20raiders said:Movie is 3 hours long. You need to eat it or it's going to wear off an hour in. YOR DUING ET RONG |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:34am - arilliusbm ""] SNORTING LEMBAS BREAD |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:35am - AndrewBastard ""] shooting legolas semen |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:35am - AndrewBastard ""] actually eating it isnt a bad idea. Maybe I'll make something to eat as well. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 12,2012 11:35am - arilliusbm ""] The Powdered Wig Man: Unexpected grammer |