My problem with "The Hobbit"

Not at all.

I'm the only LOTR fan I know that didn't really like the movies though.
and honestly I watch them everytime I catch them on tv, so its not like I hated them. They're still good movies. I just feel like they didn't come close to capturing the magic of the books.

 

I bring up this point every time I do a movie blurb about a movie made from a book. They are two different media - and each individual who reads a book is the director of his imagery, whereas in a movie you have to see the imagery as seen by another individual.

Therefore, book readers are often disappointed that the movie director did not imagine a scene like they did.

Fortunately for me, I never read the books so I don't have to be critical of the comparison.

I didn't care much for this movie as I did for the LOTR trilogy - probably because, just like the book it was made for kids and LOTR was more adult driven fantasy.

BTW, if interested here is my blurb on The Hobbit.
http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=462802&f=287

 

I love the Hobbit, I was blessed to start my love for the fantasy genre with the exact right book, a few years later followed by the Lord of the rings trilogy. I am very critical about the movie trilogy just because I highly care about the fantasy of Tolkien and his books. I am happy to say I have heard many other fans say the movies were far from equal in it's brilliance and magic compared to the books. Just nice to find some comfort in shared opinions right
Of course they don't have to be equally great but for fans of books this will probably be hoped for time and again until eternity
Anyway, the lord of the rings movies were ok in my book. Afterwards I understood I couldn't expect them to be what I wished for exactly. This had me realise now that the Hobbit is moviefied (in a trilogy, ridicilous from my point of view) I am not really interested in watching it at all. I have to admit, if it would be one movie instead of three I would have been more tempted. Now I just refuse. Will watch on tv eventually

 

it is my understanding that the plot of the new trilogy uses the plot of the book the hobbit as a structuring framework but also includes a great deal of stuff from tolkkein's extended world, included the silmarillion and stuff that was not included in the the LOTR trilogy. this could explain a lot of the stuff that was unfamiliar in the film.

but, tbh, any film which attempts to be a direct, objective, visual translation of written material is destined to either a) fail, b) be crap.

they're different mediums,with distinct strengths and weaknesses, you change and adapt to make it work as best it can.

in my opinion, the LOTR trilogy was literally a masterpiece of film-making, i've rarely seen a world so stunningly realised and with such care and attention given to minutiae in the pursuit of authenticity. i thought the hobbit was structurally and narratively less sound, but to be immersed in that world again was enough for me.

 

i think its ok. its not better than the fellowship of the ring, but worth to watch.

 

The thing that got me about the new Hobbit movie wasn't the added Tolkien lore, but the loosely related cookie cutter orc pack story that doesn't come from the Silmarillion, or anywhere else in particular. The whole thing feels very much like a desperate attempt to squeeze every last dollar out of the story, which feels very wrong with such a beautiful story that's so close to my heart.