enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
I watched through the extended version of Battle of Five Armies last night. For the first half I thought it was a lot better than I remembered, then the 2nd half played and I remembered what a bloated mess the battle was. Felt like it was never going to end. Having Thorin's
put back in definitely helped give the film a lot more resolution this time around.
Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my personal faves. The Hobbit was never going to live up to that but I was hopeful for 3 great movies. I don't think they turned out as bad as the Star Wars prequels, but they were definitely drawn out, bloated, and loaded with some really iffy CG at times. How on Middle Earth the LOTR trilogy has better effects with older tech and being a decade old is beyond me.
I do think it was worth making these movies as Middle Earth on screen is so wonderful and the cast was great, but it's clear Peter Jackson kind of phoned it in this time around. I don't know if he was just tired, or bit off more than he could chew this time since he had to pull from other source material as the Hobbit book is so small, but maybe he should have let another director do these film. I know Del Torro was possibly involved at one point.
I will say Smaug is the best on screen dragon ever, the effects are stunning, he looks incredibly cool and Cucumberbatch voices him really well, making him a terrifying threat with a sharp tongue.
For me I like the films in this order:
Desolation of Smaug > An Unexpected Journey > Battle of Five Armies
A shame that the worst of the six films is the finale to the LOTR/Hobbit saga *sigh*
Even though the movies were already too long, I do think each of the Extended versions is better than the theatrical. A step or two down from the LOTR trilogy for sure, but still worthwile, if flawed, films. I won't be revisiting them nearly as often as with LOTR though.
What do you think?
funeral scene and Dane becoming the new ruler of Erebor
Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my personal faves. The Hobbit was never going to live up to that but I was hopeful for 3 great movies. I don't think they turned out as bad as the Star Wars prequels, but they were definitely drawn out, bloated, and loaded with some really iffy CG at times. How on Middle Earth the LOTR trilogy has better effects with older tech and being a decade old is beyond me.
I do think it was worth making these movies as Middle Earth on screen is so wonderful and the cast was great, but it's clear Peter Jackson kind of phoned it in this time around. I don't know if he was just tired, or bit off more than he could chew this time since he had to pull from other source material as the Hobbit book is so small, but maybe he should have let another director do these film. I know Del Torro was possibly involved at one point.
I will say Smaug is the best on screen dragon ever, the effects are stunning, he looks incredibly cool and Cucumberbatch voices him really well, making him a terrifying threat with a sharp tongue.

For me I like the films in this order:
Desolation of Smaug > An Unexpected Journey > Battle of Five Armies
A shame that the worst of the six films is the finale to the LOTR/Hobbit saga *sigh*
Even though the movies were already too long, I do think each of the Extended versions is better than the theatrical. A step or two down from the LOTR trilogy for sure, but still worthwile, if flawed, films. I won't be revisiting them nearly as often as with LOTR though.
What do you think?
