IMLH
43, Dallas
United States
Date Posted: 2012-12-14
Tolkien Fan Level: 5
Film Format Seen? 3D 48 fps
Will view again in a different format? Yes
48 fps is something that will take time getting used to. First watch in 3D was unsettling but the detail I was able to absorb was certainly worth it. At times it felt like watching a play from the first row rather than film. Amazing as it was to see the detail, etc - at times it felt like a lower budget experience. I can't fully explain the "why" behind that - but I noted it several times during the movie.
Another point about the detail - when you see that much detail it does betray some of the CGI realism effects. Make sense? I think knowing they were going this high quality they should have used less computer graphics and opted for more animatronics - physical vs virtual.
It's a long movie - and only part 1. They are going to need to speed it up - it slows at points and I personally think this could have been accomplished in one or two films rather than three.
Richard Armitage 's performance as Thorin?
Bilbo's retelling of the history of Erebor and of Thror/Thrain/Thorin
The Eagles rescue sequence?
The representation of the
Arkenstone?
The
Stone Giants?
The
return to Rivendell?
The attack on the party by the Wargs
The first glimpses of Smaug?
The overall pace of the film
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