Little Nemo
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Gah... yeah. I wish they hadn't shown that. It looks like he slashes out and her severed arrow and bow flies away and blood splashes on his face. I guess we know what hapens to her.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Official Trailer
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Darth Pinche
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The Hobbit: Attack of the Clones
Jesus, that is bad.
peanutbutterlatte
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Fucking hell I may just have blown a blood vessel. I assume that was your intent, though I hope that trolling gives you more pleasure than these truly dreadful films have.
shinobi602
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Damn, is hating on the Hobbit films the norm here? I loved them...
After seeing how many here dislike The Dark Knight Rises though I guess I shouldn't be surprised. (loved that one too)
After seeing how many here dislike The Dark Knight Rises though I guess I shouldn't be surprised. (loved that one too
)SigmasonicX
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Legolas: "We can't stop here...."
*camera shows reaction shots of everyone as music builds up*
Legolas: "... this is bat country."
*camera shows reaction shots of everyone as music builds up*
Legolas: "... this is bat country."
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I'll see it. I saw the other two, and this can't possibly be worse than the Desolation of Smaug.
Prophet Steve
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Damn, is hating on the Hobbit films the norm here? I loved them...
After seeing how many here dislike The Dark Knight Rises though I guess I shouldn't be surprised. (loved that one too
One of the reasons is that this one is so far removed from the book and I think more people have read it.
The Hobbit is tonally very different than The Lord of The Rings, now it isn't. That doesn't necessarily have to be bad, but it feels the book is just so much better in how it handles this story. And a lot of elements from Lord of the Rings are just shoehorned into this while they have no place here.
And apparently Peter Jackson needs about a minute and a half to turn one page of a book into a movie.
googleplex
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Hopefully I can find it in HFR 3D near me. I saw AUJ in high frame rate and I can't go back.
Wreck-It Ralph
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Damn, is hating on the Hobbit films the norm here? I loved them...
After seeing how many here dislike The Dark Knight Rises though I guess I shouldn't be surprised. (loved that one too
If you like something, it's best to just assume that GAF hates it.
GrayFoxPL
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Theatrical Cut 7h 49m.
It was. It was also sampled in the original Fellowship of the Ring trailer when it dropped back in 2001.
I was prepared, maybe even expection to hate this trailer.
But it was honestly pretty good.
The white council in Dol Guldur will be awesome to see on screen. Looked like the nine are there too, and with different designs than the ones in LOTR.
Looks like the battle will be an absolute spectacle.
But it was honestly pretty good.
The white council in Dol Guldur will be awesome to see on screen. Looked like the nine are there too, and with different designs than the ones in LOTR.
Looks like the battle will be an absolute spectacle.
The buildup troughout the movies has been an utter unfocused mess, regarding pretty much everything. Things that happen when 3 movie studios are involved.
Matt_
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TheJollyCorner
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Can't wait for some new eagle memes!
WadiumArcadium
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Negativity in this thread is a bit disappointing.
Neither of the first two compete with LOTR and I wasn't the biggest fan of Desolation of Smaug but it should be a blast.
Neither of the first two compete with LOTR and I wasn't the biggest fan of Desolation of Smaug but it should be a blast.
This. For what it's worth I've enjoyed both the Hobbit films, but the visuals seem several bars lower than what was achieved in LOTR. Smaug looked great but other than that it feels like Weta have phoned it the fuck in.
Lots of CG armies, lots of special effects, lots of violence, lots of action, lots of yelling. Massive CG armies got old after The Two Towers. The entire Middle Earth canvas has kind of worn out its welcome. I will see it because I enjoy this universe but I can't imagine the studio getting much more out of this property after the credits roll on this one ....
I won't be surprised if Smaug's death won't happen until 30 minutes in or something.
Bear in mind that they generally cut CGI work close, sometimes finishing it days (or even hours) before the premiere. That said, the CGI orc and the bloom look absolutely awful. It's sort of weird considering how amazing the CGI was for the goblins in AUJ.
Hyped for dat White Council though.
Leatherface
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Looks good to me. I'm in.
(I'm a sucker)
(I'm a sucker)
Skiptastic
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Why don't the Eagles just stop Thorin from being a dick?
SCULLIBUNDO
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The Ambien Trilogy will finally be complete.
Dunedain_Ranger
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They have my sword !!!!!!
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
If you watch any of the extended feature dvds you see that they work on the movie, literally until the last second.
I wouldn't be surprised if this shot snuck in to show Bard and Thranduil as allies, but is incomplete with the CGI elves.
Yes, thank you! I'm not sure why I had such trouble with it.
Damn, is hating on the Hobbit films the norm here? I loved them...
After seeing how many here dislike The Dark Knight Rises though I guess I shouldn't be surprised. (loved that one too
The thing is, you love everything, and every time you are surprised people don't like it a much as you do.
We just don't have Derrick to point it out anymore
Wreck-It Ralph
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Because the LotR trilogy didn't extensively use CGI.
LiquidMetal14
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I know it. I love all the LotR and Hobbit movies. Can't get enough.
lastplayed
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Meh, the romance between Gimli and Legolas was the ultimate dwarf/elf arc.
+1. I've enjoyed the Hobbit movies so much more than the LotR films.
I think there's a little bit of a difference between how the trilogies used CG. LOTR used it for stuff that wasn't possible otherwise, whereas the Hobbit films use it on stuff that didn't even need to be CG. Nearly every orc and goblin is CG now, which looks really ropey compared to the large amount of actors in makeup and costume they had in the LOTR films. It's approaching George Lucas levels of "even the furniture the actors are sitting on is CG" over-reliance.
And I say that as someone who likes the Hobbit films more than most.
LOTR utilized an effective blend of CGI, backpaintings, location, and constructed set shots to make the world feel really lived in.
The Hobbit films have always (and seem to continue to) over relied on the CGI component for backgrounds that are "shown off" with large sweeping shots that make everything seem pristine, overly smooth, overly shiny, or generally just fake looking.
Mighty Chin
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The Hobbit book is not a good book at handling these things. That book glosses over so much.
Orbis Tabula
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They have the only right!
Lynd7
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Some of those shots looked cool, some of the CG still is slightly off putting.
I think Jackson and co initially made the right call in approaching The Hobbit from the post LOTR's perspective. But, it probably would have worked better with two movies at the most.
Also, I think they probably should of not tried to straddle comedic and serious and just gone full LOTR's tone the whole time. That's mainly talking about the first film though.
I think Jackson and co initially made the right call in approaching The Hobbit from the post LOTR's perspective. But, it probably would have worked better with two movies at the most.
Also, I think they probably should of not tried to straddle comedic and serious and just gone full LOTR's tone the whole time. That's mainly talking about the first film though.
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