The Hobbit Trilogy Discussion Thread

[Dead By Shaun]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

I ended up going with Arclight Sherman Oaks again. Only this time it looks like they separated out HFR and Dolby Atmos into two different theaters. So you can't have both! I hope it is just a typo and the DA theater still is HFR as well. Sorry, don't know any others in OC. You can try looking here. http://www.dolby.com/us/en/consumer/...-a-cinema.html

Yeah, I was checking out the Arclight too, but then noticed that Dolby Atmos and HFR appear to be different screenings and not together. So it looks like my only options are either AMC 15 in Century City or AMC 16 in Burbank. Both locations are also on IMAX screens which is a plus. Anybody want to carpool?

[Moleman1138]

Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

Going off the title of the first song on the soundtrack and its tone, I'm nearly sure that it starts with a prologue of

[Show spoiler]Thorin and Gandalf planning the quest itself, presumably with more back story about the Dwarven rings, the whereabouts of Thrain, and the danger involved. This interaction actually took place in the books, in the "The Quest for Erebor" (hence the song title) as part of "Unfinished Tales," a collection of canon material published by Tolkien's son.

I'll let you know for certain around midnight tonight . Double feature in high frame rate for me.

I saw a screening Tuesday night.

[Show spoiler]The prologue is Gandalf meeting Thorin in Bree setting the journey in motion. I also think this is the first movie where there is a title at the bottom for the location.

[thelwig14]

Saw it today. Definitely much better than the 1st but still breaks my heart Jackson went the heavy cgi route on everything. It just removes me from the flick.

If you liked the first one, you will love this, but I don't think it will change the minds of the first trilogy diehards.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

I ended up going with Arclight Sherman Oaks again. Only this time it looks like they separated out HFR and Dolby Atmos into two different theaters. So you can't have both! I hope it is just a typo and the DA theater still is HFR as well. Sorry, don't know any others in OC. You can try looking here. http://www.dolby.com/us/en/consumer/...-a-cinema.html

Sigh, I miss the Arclight at Sherman Oaks. The memories.

[BluPayne4400]

Expected more comments from one of the top movies of the year to come out tonight.

Anyhow i saw and it thought it was great. A few nitpicks but other than that was pretty entertaining and i didn't find myself checking for the time throughout the film.

This one was darker than the first and alot of action. Saw in IMAX 3D which was fairly good but will be checking this out in HFR again this weekend as that is how i watched AUJ last year.

4.5/5 for me.

[L-Rouge]

Originally Posted by BluPayne4400

Expected more comments from one of the top movies of the year to come out tonight.

Anyhow i saw and it thought it was great. A few nitpicks but other than that was pretty entertaining and i didn't find myself checking for the time throughout the film.

This one was darker than the first and alot of action. Saw in IMAX 3D which was fairly good but will be checking this out in HFR again this weekend as that is how i watched AUJ last year.

4.5/5 for me.

How did the Imax sound?. must have been great

[BluPayne4400]

Originally Posted by L-Rouge

How did the Imax sound?. must have been great

Yeah it was some of the best Imax audio i've heard and i go see all the big titles in Imax.

[chris_sc77]

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/1...peter-jackson/

Peter Jackson reveals where he would have split 'The Hobbit' if it'd only been two movies

[LynxFX]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/1...peter-jackson/

Peter Jackson reveals where he would have split 'The Hobbit' if it'd only been two movies

For those that don't want to listen to the audio clip...

[Show spoiler]The first movie would have ended right at the end of the barrel sequence with an image of the silhouette of Bard pointing an arrow.

Overall I'm glad it was made into 3 movies.

[Chaotic]

Friday Box Office - My sources say 'Hobbit 2: Smaug' $65M-$68M dom weekend and $27M-$29M today incl $8.8M midnites. #s much lower than 'H1'.

damn

[A Sith Lord?]

Frankly I'm glad it was in 3 movies. More Peter Jackson Tolkien movies/content the better!

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Frankly I'm glad it was in 3 movies. More Peter Jackson Tolkien movies/content the better!

Indeed.
I honestly wish they would just make a 3 film trilogy that would in essence be Lord of the rings 2.

I can't believe how epic the final 30 minutes were in this second film. I had no idea how elaborate the final set pieces were going to be.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Indeed.
I honestly wish they would just make a 3 film trilogy that would in essence be Lord of the rings 2.

I can't believe how epic the final 30 minutes were in this second film. I had no idea how elaborate the final set pieces were going to be.

I think PJ has made these Tolkien movies so long and filled them with so much content, that nobody would dare remaking these in 20-30 years.

Much like I think nobody would ever dare remake Coppola's Godfather movies in our lifetime.

[RyanPom]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Frankly I'm glad it was in 3 movies. More Peter Jackson Tolkien movies/content the better!

It could be at least four movies if they wanted too.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by RyanPom

It could be at least four movies if they wanted too.

Yeah. His Tolkien movies have extremely long run times, not even including the extended editions.

Like I said, the more the merrier for me.

PJ is a one of kind at his craft, and he makes Middle-Earth come to life.

I just think we're fortunate that he decided to come back 11 years after filming the LOTR movies to do these Hobbit movies.

His movies have so many diverse and likable characters that either one of them I could watch on TV at any random time.

[RyanPom]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Yeah. His Tolkien movies have extremely long run times, not even including the extended editions.

Like I said, the more the merrier for me.

PJ is a one of kind at his craft, and he makes Middle-Earth come to life.

I just think we're fortunate that he decided to come back 11 years after filming the LOTR movies to do these Hobbit movies.

His movies have so many diverse and likable characters that either one of them I could watch on TV at any random time.

Agreed, I would love a Lord of the Rings tv series if Jackson were behind it.

[toddly6666]

I just cant imagine this being two films - there would be no breathing room and many characters would be left depthless. Three long theatrical movies seem like a neccessity after watching these two. And even better, extended versions.

[Chris435]

i think the 3 movie idea would have worked better if each movie were 2 hours. I could see that working much, much better.

I also don't know if 2 movies would have worked that well for the Hobbit. There was a lot going on in those 300 pages, but I think 3 3-hr movies was a bit too much.

[assydingo]

Unless plans change unexpectedly I'll be seeing this with a family member who hasn't seen the first in the trilogy. How confused do you think they'll be?

[RyanPom]

Originally Posted by assydingo

Unless plans change unexpectedly I'll be seeing this with a family member who hasn't seen the first in the trilogy. How confused do you think they'll be?

Really.