Smaug is FANTASTIC. The story will never surpass LOTR, but 3 sequences in this one eclipse anything in the other 4 movies! BAD. ASS.
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I doubt this will give warm and fuzzies, but I'll post it anyway. Tweet from a director named Jeff Wadlow (I've never heard of him):
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:I doubt this will give warm and fuzzies, but I'll post it anyway. Tweet from a director named Jeff Wadlow (I've never heard of him):
Smaug is FANTASTIC. The story will never surpass LOTR, but 3 sequences in this one eclipse anything in the other 4 movies! BAD. ASS.
On Jeff Wadlow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wadlow
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Yeah, I looked him up.
I'll think I'll go watch CumberSmaug's interview at TORN again, just to remind me that this isn't just an action/adventure movie.
I'll think I'll go watch CumberSmaug's interview at TORN again, just to remind me that this isn't just an action/adventure movie.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Obviously , though one couldn't really say it was "canon"-ized!Dave_LF wrote:It's interesting how so many people are saying these films could never match LotR as though that were established fact. Has the previous trilogy already been sainted?
LotR truly was ground-breaking in that it took fantasy at a time when it wasn't a fashionable genre for film and showed that it could be believable, real-looking, mainstream entertainment.
With TH, however, it's like, now that fantasy is cool again, we can celebrate the fantastical, push it to the max and not have to worry about reality. This computer-generated look might have worked for a standalone adaption of the book, but to me it's somewhat of a backwards step - especially when PJ professes to be trying to make a seamless transition between trilogies.
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Here is someone who is either unaware of or disregarding the embargo:
http://ripemovies.com/review/2013/the-h ... -of-smaug/
Mostly positive, but lukewarm mostly because he seems disappointed with the cliffhanger ending. And utterly horrible writing.
http://ripemovies.com/review/2013/the-h ... -of-smaug/
Mostly positive, but lukewarm mostly because he seems disappointed with the cliffhanger ending. And utterly horrible writing.
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From the Executive Editor of the Hollywood Reporter, who gave AUJ a poor review:
There's an action sequence in the new #Hobbit movie that might be the most amazing I've ever seen.
Peter Jackson apparently has been watching Game of Thrones. New #Hobbit movie much more violent than first. (In a good way.)
https://twitter.com/THRMattBelloni
There's an action sequence in the new #Hobbit movie that might be the most amazing I've ever seen.
Peter Jackson apparently has been watching Game of Thrones. New #Hobbit movie much more violent than first. (In a good way.)
https://twitter.com/THRMattBelloni
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Well, it appears to have been written by a computer algorithm, and I don't think they're yet legal persons to whom gag orders can apply.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Here is someone who is either unaware of or disregarding the embargo:
(at first I thought you were saying the reviewer was disappointed with the utterly horrible writing in the film)
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A TORN member called dcole4 claims to have seen it. He loved AUJ, but is disappointed with DoS. Interestingly, his biggest complaint is with the barrel scene, which has almost universally been singled out for praise by others who have seen it. My gut feeling is that he is telling the truth about seeing it, but I'm not 100% sure. I take his comments with a grain of salt.
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Sounds great to me. Bring it on!
Very little of what he said is bothersome to me. I'm sure there will be things that I don't like, but I doubt they will be the ones that he doesn't (other than
Very little of what he said is bothersome to me. I'm sure there will be things that I don't like, but I doubt they will be the ones that he doesn't (other than
Hidden text.
). I must admit to experiencing a bit of guilty pleasure at looking at the explosion of angst over there."Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Another one from someone named Borys Kit:
Erik Davis said that too (about the action sequence).DESOLATION OF SMAUG is what the 1st Hobbit should have been. Rollicking fun. Also has possibly the best action sequence of the year.
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One word: Smaug
And a lot of other stuff too. I recommend that you watch Benedict Cumberbatch's interview at TORN if you have not already done so. No spoilers, but it will definitely ramp up your anticipation level.
Plus this: this will be a better film than AUJ. I guarantee it. You can take it to the bank.
And a lot of other stuff too. I recommend that you watch Benedict Cumberbatch's interview at TORN if you have not already done so. No spoilers, but it will definitely ramp up your anticipation level.
Plus this: this will be a better film than AUJ. I guarantee it. You can take it to the bank.
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A lot of reviewers praised the Goblintown sequence too...Voronwë the Faithful wrote:A TORN member called dcole4 claims to have seen it. He loved AUJ, but is disappointed with DoS. Interestingly, his biggest complaint is with the barrel scene, which has almost universally been singled out for praise by others who have seen it. My gut feeling is that he is telling the truth about seeing it, but I'm not 100% sure. I take his comments with a grain of salt.
I'm quite sure DOS is going to be awful. The descriptions of the barrel sequence alone sound like the worst of my worst nightmares about these films. Pirates of the Caribbean in Middle Earth, basically. Critics may prefer that - consistent with the popularly-held view that fantasy is best when it's silly - but I've lost all excitement about these films.
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I understand that tastes differ, but I'm curious. What about that description of the barrel sequence is "great?"Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Sounds great to me. Bring it on!
Very little of what he said is bothersome to me. I'm sure there will be things that I don't like, but I doubt they will be the ones that he doesn't (other thanHidden text.). I must admit to experiencing a bit of guilty pleasure at looking at the explosion of angst over there.
ETA: This Erik Davis guy states that the first film (AUJ) had "stronger emotions."
Can that be possible? The theatrical AUJ was one of the most emotionally vacant films I can remember watching in the past five years.
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