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...for THE HOBBIT to start. Decided to go with the 48 frame 3D for the first showing.
Soooooooooooooo EXCITED!!!!!
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So. I saw this little film today some of you might have heard of and want to see. It's by this Jackson fellow and is the first part of a cinematic adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. If I had one thing to say about this film, it would likely be....
O.M.F.G.
Thankfully, I can say more than one thing about it. Non-spoilery thoughts follow. More in-depth details under a cut later tonight.
I saw The Hobbit twice today. I hiked up the the IMAX for the 48-frames 3D version, and then I booked back home for the 24-frames 3D version. Both offer very different experiences, and both have different strengths. The 48-frames does have some weaknesses that you will avoid in the 24-frames show.
Word of warning: expect the 48-frames shows to be full. I went to a 10:30 AM show on a workday, and there were probably close to 50 people in the theatre. When I left at 1:50 (with the film, previews, and the 9-minute slice of Star Trek, you'll be there awhile), there was about 45 minutes until the next show, and about 50 people were waiting to get into the theatre.
The 48-frames is truly stunning in terms of the realism and clarity it offers. Even small things like a single hair look sharp enough to garrote someone with. It makes the world seem even more real in many places. Rivendell is one of them. However, it does the opposite in some others where the hyper-reality doesn't fit the style or mood or where it makes the silhouette lines between the CGI and the real image very sharp.
If you thought Gollum was pretty fucking awesome in LOTR, be prepared to be utterly blown away by him in this film. The expressiveness of his face is so smooth and real it's hard to remember he isn't. There are moments when you'll look at him and really see Andy beneath his skin. And I mean that in a good way.
Elrond in purple armor riding about all armed to the teeth is surprisingly hot.
Galadriel is even more stunning in this film than in LOTR.
For the record, I believe it is impossible to watch this film and not leave thinking filthy thoughts of all the delightfully wicked things you'd like to do to and with Richard Armitage. At least it was for me.
There are no goodies at the end of the credits, so if you have to run out to pee, you can do so without missing anything.
More later after a bit of food.
O.M.F.G.
Thankfully, I can say more than one thing about it. Non-spoilery thoughts follow. More in-depth details under a cut later tonight.
I saw The Hobbit twice today. I hiked up the the IMAX for the 48-frames 3D version, and then I booked back home for the 24-frames 3D version. Both offer very different experiences, and both have different strengths. The 48-frames does have some weaknesses that you will avoid in the 24-frames show.
Word of warning: expect the 48-frames shows to be full. I went to a 10:30 AM show on a workday, and there were probably close to 50 people in the theatre. When I left at 1:50 (with the film, previews, and the 9-minute slice of Star Trek, you'll be there awhile), there was about 45 minutes until the next show, and about 50 people were waiting to get into the theatre.
The 48-frames is truly stunning in terms of the realism and clarity it offers. Even small things like a single hair look sharp enough to garrote someone with. It makes the world seem even more real in many places. Rivendell is one of them. However, it does the opposite in some others where the hyper-reality doesn't fit the style or mood or where it makes the silhouette lines between the CGI and the real image very sharp.
If you thought Gollum was pretty fucking awesome in LOTR, be prepared to be utterly blown away by him in this film. The expressiveness of his face is so smooth and real it's hard to remember he isn't. There are moments when you'll look at him and really see Andy beneath his skin. And I mean that in a good way.
Elrond in purple armor riding about all armed to the teeth is surprisingly hot.
Galadriel is even more stunning in this film than in LOTR.
For the record, I believe it is impossible to watch this film and not leave thinking filthy thoughts of all the delightfully wicked things you'd like to do to and with Richard Armitage. At least it was for me.
There are no goodies at the end of the credits, so if you have to run out to pee, you can do so without missing anything.
More later after a bit of food.
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