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 than [spoiler]the Tauriel healing scene being like Arwen [/spoiler]). I must admit to experiencing a bit of guilty pleasure at looking at the explosion of angst over there.
Well, this was his take on the love-triangle and how much the "romance" intrudes on the overall storyline:
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Kili/Tauriel Romance is very real -
They share one of the longest dialogue scenes in the film. It's actually a pretty scene, I wish there were similar scenes amongst the other characters. Something lacking with the film is the quieter character moments. He seems to be more interested in action.
But the romance does bloom, and during her scene of healing him (not Bard's child as some predicted), he pronounces his love for her.
This scene was tacky. For me more so because of the set-up and it's place in the story more than anything else
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Of DCole4's negative comments, this stands out as the major problem to me:
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Final note: I think CGI has given him way too much freedom. His focus seems to be more on action and shock than beauty and grandeur. And that extends past the action and the effects, it extends into the story. His belief that he can massively alter scenes at the last minute leaves the film feeling stunted and deformed in places.
I wish he had stuck with miniatures, not because they look better (although I think they do!) but because they force him to think through each and every shot months in advance... not 6 weeks before delivery date. At the Q & A he said that often times he "winged it" and it shows...
It's not the use of CGI per se that may be causing so much criticism, but the way it is allowing Jackson to chop and change his mind over the script, and go back and re-do stuff - fiddle, in other words - instead of having a plan and sticking with it.
To balance, "he" has posted a list of things that were highlights for him/her:
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Stephen Fry was incredible...
A few things I liked...
1) Smaug's scene with Bilbo was great. His arrogance is perfectly captured.
2) Wandering through Mirkwood is quite fun although brief.
3) Beorn. Beorn. Beorn. Although very brief, he's great. I was hoping he'd factor into the Dol Guldur plot but alas he does not. His house is gorgeous, but we already knew that.
4) The entire Laketown sequence is amazing. The right kind of humor, the right kind of energy. It was my favorite section of the movie. Alfred and the Master are a lot of fun. I hope the extended cut reveals even more of this world.
5) Thranduil's halls are pretty great and we get to see a nice amount of them. Although not too much more than what's been revealed in clips and trailers.
6) Radagast, he's only in the movie a few scenes but I loved seeing him again. I was sad to see him leave the movie so early.
7) The Hidden Door scene is quite lovely. I wish more time was spent with drama like this than OTT action honestly. It's why audiences love these stories.

The Spiders. Their movement is much more terrifying than Shelob. These are mean, fast and aggressive spiders.
9) Bard, I liked his underground good guy storyline. It wasn't in your face and obnoxious. He just came across as a guy wanting to do right by his people and family. His poem from the trailer is a small but lovely moment in the film.