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[usagi_tetsu]

Originally Posted by The Inflicted

The Russian word for Hobbit is: Хоббит

And now we know the real reason for the downfall of Soviet Russia - they wanted more epic fantasies from the West.

[The Inflicted]

I dunno. Nobody did epic movies quite like the Soviets.
After all, Bakshi would recycle footage from Aleksandr Nevsky when he made his own version of The Fellowship of the Ring.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by usagi_tetsu

And now we know the real reason for the downfall of Soviet Russia - they wanted more epic fantasies from the West.

For the record, that is a teleplay, not a movie. And from what i hear, it seen a very regionally limited release.


But the fact is, in USSR, the fantasy genre, was very obscure, if simply didnt exist, instead it was folk tales and their reinterpretations. Unlike Sci-Fi.

The results were pretty epic tho'.

For example:
classic folk tale:


An original folk tale interpretation, by Pushkin.

[Millar156]

Anyone else notice that the scenes where Bilbo finds the ring is different in LOTR and the Hobbit?

The scene in LOTR was Gollum finding the ring, not Bilbo.

[SoxFan88]

Originally Posted by Millar156

The scene in LOTR was Gollum finding the ring, not Bilbo.

Bilbo is shown finding the ring during the intro to Fellowship. Gollum finds it in Return.

[uv_halo]

I saw The Hobbit, in HFR 3D and I liked it.

I did a lot of 24 vs 30FPS research as I went through the effort of making my first and second home theaters (Projector, HTPC, 7.1 sound system) 24 and 30FPS friendly. In my reseach, I came across a lot of discussions regarding 24 vs 30 FPS content. The only impression I had was that 30FPS content was nearly always made for TV and, that sci-fi content often looked cheaper but, I always attributed that to the quality of the sets, costuming, lighting, etc, given that they often have lower budgets. This may be why a lot of folks associate high frame rates with 'cheap'.

After a recent discussion with a coworker, I started to think about the 24FPS vs HFR 3D choice this way:

When you see a movie, do you feel it should be presented as a story or, do you wish to feel you are in it?

The way I see it, HFR 3D is simply too realistic to give one the feeling of a presentation. There were only two occasions where I saw something I probably would not have seen in a 24FPS format:

During the trek through the mountain pass (before, and during the stone giant fight), I could clearly see the rain drops hitting the rock wall, and in the foreground but, I never saw a raindrop hit a face.
During some of the outdoor, full daylight scenes, the texture of the screen could be seen in the sky (might've just been this theater but, I suspect that it's the result of our eyes receive more light at 48FPS than 24).

I've always been one for feeling immersed in the film. I hate noisy crowds (which is why I DIY'd my own theater), and other distractions. The 3D use in this film added to the immersion- there were no over the top tricks with it. so, in the end, this format did it for me.

[elraido]

Originally Posted by Someonelse

Always falling and never getting hurt...
My biggest gripe for some reason.

Dwarfs get +2 to their Con scores.

I saw it last weekend in 24 3d. I liked it. All the reviews said it was slow and almost cumbersome, yet I didn't think that was the case. It is building up for the next ones.

[Millar156]

I stand corrected.

[Hobbes]

Originally Posted by elraido

Dwarfs get +2 to their Con scores.

I saw it last weekend in 24 3d. I liked it. All the reviews said it was slow and almost cumbersome, yet I didn't think that was the case. It is building up for the next ones.

I saw it in 2D last night. I thought the build up was slow but then the action really kicked in. Time went by reallyyyy quickly after they established all the characters.

Martin Freeman is perfect as Bilbo.

[Lohman446]

Originally Posted by elraido

Dwarfs get +2 to their Con scores.

I saw it last weekend in 24 3d. I liked it. All the reviews said it was slow and almost cumbersome, yet I didn't think that was the case. It is building up for the next ones.

I think that is my biggest gripe about it. I liked it but it really did feel like it was missing "it". I think that the it may have to do with it as a stand alone movie. As part of a whole it was very good. On its own.... ehh just not "it"