And you never want to see it either. Do not rent, stream or torrent.I was a huge Lord of the Rings film fan and the Hobbit was my favorite book as a child. The fact that I've never even bothered to see the Desolation of Smaug after watching the first Hobbit film just goes to show how completely they fucked these movies up.
I was a huge Lord of the Rings film fan and the Hobbit was my favorite book as a child. The fact that I've never even bothered to see the Desolation of Smaug after watching the first Hobbit film just goes to show how completely they fucked these movies up.
Not Angry, just disappointed. These movies are made to put bodies in the seats, I get it, there's nothing wrong with it. The fact that it is such a huge franchise just means that the type of hobbit movie I want to see will probably never be made. That translates to disappointment on my part. This happens to a lesser extent with most vidya games I will never want to play as well.I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I loved Hobbit 1. I liked Hobbit 2 a bit less but it was still a good film. I don't think there was material to do 3 movies but I'm not complaining because it means more movies that take me into a visual universe I enjoyed reading about for many years. I'll gladly see the third and buy the bluray box with all 3 extended versions.
Too many angry people in this thread.
Well I don't think you are wrong at all for enjoying the Hobbit movies. If that is your thing more power to you. Hell, I was even able to find a lot to like about the first one.I'm just happy that a LOT of kids these days are learning about the book by seeing the movies, that they'll want to read it maybe because it just got reprinted with that nifty cover with the movie dragon on it (oooh shiny) and that it'll make them want to learn more about Tolkien's works. It will also create a bunch of merchandising for people who love statues, weapon replicas and collectibles and will all around make Tolkien's TRUE work even better known, even if you dislike the media through which it was rediscovered by these newcomers to the genre.
TL;DR : Here or in Middle-Earth, there is no such thing as bad publicity.
FTFY.Peter Jackson made movies that I also enjoy, and while I will obviously agree that the Lord of the Rings movies are more faithful to the books than the Hobbit movies (because theychoseto create a lot of filler), those movies also changed a lot of things from the books, things that in some circles would be called nothing less than heresy (such as the Elves coming to help at Helm's Deep for example).
Really? Cause I feel like the original movies got progressively worse. I mean they were still good, but Fellowship was definitely the best, and Two Towers was arguably better than Return of the King.First two were meh (jackrabbit powered sled) but I think this one will actually be good. He saved the best for last with the LoTR movies as well.
Rankin/Bass cartoon Smaug > Peter Jackson's Smaug. That's the only thing I like better from the cartoon than the new movies.