Comments on: Review: The Hobbit

By: LassePulkkinen

LassePulkkinen — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:36:25 +0000

A spot on review. I agree with all points, and I rather enjoyed the HFR as well. The Hobbit was also the first book I read as a kid. The movie captured the essence of the book almost perfectly.

By: AmmaaKiBoli

AmmaaKiBoli — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:27:26 +0000

Truly the movie is a must watch and will take you deep into a fantasy world where you will be able to relive each and every moment thanks to the real and authentic acting abilities and pace of the narration.

By: JamesM

JamesM — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:28:35 +0000

I say this as a Tolkein geek who loves the books and loved the other 3 movies.
This movie was darker than it needed to be – it hurt the movie in my opinion. Yes it needed to fit in with the rest
of the movies, but Jackson over shot.

That said, I liked it.

By: Art

Art — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:02:55 +0000

I agree with this review. It was a great movie, great narrative, perfect acting and character development, even felt the flow worked well. My only two gripes with the movie are that I don’t like 3D in general, and some of the action sequences left me rolling my eyes. I dislike 3D in general, as MANY people do, so I’m not sure why movies are continually made in 3D. I rarely meet anyone who says they love 3D. At best, we tolerate 3D. We are indifferent to 3D. That being said, this is the best 3D I have ever seen. But for me that’s a bit like saying it’s the least smelly porta-potty at the fair. I’ll use it but given a choice I’ll wait till I get home. Secondly, the action sequences. After seeing Peter Jackson’s King Kong and now this movie, I’m not a fan of how he treats some action sequences. The escape sequence in the goblin caves was too unbelievable and ranks up there with the brontosaurus and T-Rex scenes in King Kong. Twenty men running full speed through a canyon with stampeding brontosauruses and hungry raptors and only 2 men die? Three T-rex’s fighting Kong for Naomi Watts as she gets tossed around without a hair on her head being harmed? And now 12 dwarfs vs a thousand goblins, bridges swinging perfectly for them to board and leap off, perfectly timed jumps, and no casualties? The original LOTR’s never had a moment that made me roll my eyes and maybe he was going for the whimsical approach at times but, it didn’t work for me. Everything else, fantastic!

By: peter247

peter247 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:10:47 +0000

Great review that pretty much sums up the way I feel about this movie. The one thing I don’t aggree on is your view on HFR. I think it looks gorgeous and really added to the experience. The level of detail on display was simply breathtaking! It takes getting used to it first, but the action scenes really benefit from the added smoothness. I wouldn’t want to see it any other way!

By: KevinC1

KevinC1 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:54:49 +0000

Nice review John! I’ve been a little worried about the mixed bag of reviews this has gotten early on, but I am excited none the less. I’m glad you liked it and dug the book. I read The Hobbit after seeing “Fellowship of the Ring” and having no prior exposure to the books, and I loved it. Looking forward to more of the same from Jackson and company…