The Hobbit down to 69% on RT, 59/100 on Metacritic - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheLostPilgrim · 12-13-2012, 02:36 PM

Not looking good....
This is what happens when you stretch one book into three movies.
Having LOTR be three movies was perfectly understandable as the one book was divided up into three parts to begin with. But I mean...Somehow Gone with the Wind (a 1,000 page novel) was able to be made into ONE 3 hour film...Yet The Hobbit is about 350 pages and needs 3 films which each span 3 hours?

UPDATE: Now down 68%

davem · 12-13-2012, 03:42 PM

Emperor's New Clothes????

Kitanna · 12-13-2012, 07:02 PM

I was reading a CNN review (not like it'll sway me I'm seeing the movie regardless), but I saw this and had a chuckle

Quote:

There's so much less at stake in the story of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) joining Gandalph (Ian McKellen) and a band of dwarves in a raid on a dragon's mountainous lair.

I like movies. I like the LOTR trilogy as movies, not as adaptations to a book. I don't have high hopes for The Hobbit, but I always ignore RT's reviews anyway. Even when I agree with them.

Gothbogg the Ripper · 12-14-2012, 03:16 AM

This movie is a masterpiece. It feels very much like a book adaptation, with long scenes of dialogue between characters that haven't been to vigorously cut down.
It is a very, very good movie. The acting is - with one exception - uniformly brilliant. The soundtrack is as hauntingly beautiful as one would expect. And the story goes nice and slowly, never trying to rush to the conclusion, takings its time and allowing the audience to slowly become reacquainted to the grandeur and danger of Middle Earth.

What else can I say? I adored this film, it was a marvelous experience. At no point was I bored or checking my watch, I was hooked from the beginning and never lost interest.

Let the reviewers say what they will, they are entitled to their opinions. But I maintain that this was a magnificent achievement that both hearkens back to The Lord of The Rings and at the same time maintains the more jaunty, fantastical ethos of the source material.

Glorthelion · 12-19-2012, 03:58 AM

Now it is 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 58 on Metacritic. I respect Metacritic. I say this though: Do not listen to the critics. Critics give the film positive and negative reviews but most are comparing the film to the LOTR films and the Hobbit book. This is unfair. Critics should just judge the film, not how faithful it was to the book. I'm ok with the criticism of the 48 fps thing. You should watch the film and make your own judgement.
Oh, and it's 8.6/10 on IMDB.

William Cloud Hicklin · 12-21-2012, 12:46 AM

Now down to 42% on RT, good and rotten. Only four percentage points above The Phantom Menace!

I'm lovin' it.

Fang · 12-28-2012, 10:02 PM

Best 2 week open for any Jackson Tolkien movie:

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:
$189,783,000
33.7%
+ Foreign:
$373,000,000
66.3%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
= Worldwide:
$562,783,000
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend:
$84,617,303
(#1 rank, 4,045 theaters, $20,919 average)
% of Total Gross:
44.6%
Widest Release:
4,100 theaters
In Release:
14 days / 2 weeks

12-13-2012, 03:42 PM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Emperor's New Clothes???? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

12-14-2012, 03:16 AM	#4
Gothbogg the Ripper Wight Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southend,U.K Posts: 113	This movie is a masterpiece. It feels very much like a book adaptation, with long scenes of dialogue between characters that haven't been to vigorously cut down. It is a very, very good movie. The acting is - with one exception - uniformly brilliant. The soundtrack is as hauntingly beautiful as one would expect. And the story goes nice and slowly, never trying to rush to the conclusion, takings its time and allowing the audience to slowly become reacquainted to the grandeur and danger of Middle Earth. What else can I say? I adored this film, it was a marvelous experience. At no point was I bored or checking my watch, I was hooked from the beginning and never lost interest. Let the reviewers say what they will, they are entitled to their opinions. But I maintain that this was a magnificent achievement that both hearkens back to The Lord of The Rings and at the same time maintains the more jaunty, fantastical ethos of the source material. __________________ Thanks for abandoning me for three years guys. I really enjoyed being a total outcast.

12-19-2012, 03:58 AM	#5
Glorthelion Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 58	Now it is 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 58 on Metacritic. I respect Metacritic. I say this though: Do not listen to the critics. Critics give the film positive and negative reviews but most are comparing the film to the LOTR films and the Hobbit book. This is unfair. Critics should just judge the film, not how faithful it was to the book. I'm ok with the criticism of the 48 fps thing. You should watch the film and make your own judgement. Oh, and it's 8.6/10 on IMDB. __________________ What did Aragorn say when Gandalf died in Moria? Damn Gulf

12-21-2012, 12:46 AM	#6
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	Now down to 42% on RT, good and rotten. Only four percentage points above The Phantom Menace! I'm lovin' it. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

12-28-2012, 10:02 PM	#7
Fang Newly Deceased Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1	Just the Facts Best 2 week open for any Jackson Tolkien movie: Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $189,783,000 33.7% + Foreign: $373,000,000 66.3% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = Worldwide: $562,783,000 Domestic Summary Opening Weekend: $84,617,303 (#1 rank, 4,045 theaters, $20,919 average) % of Total Gross: 44.6% Widest Release: 4,100 theaters In Release: 14 days / 2 weeks

12-13-2012, 02:36 PM	#1
TheLostPilgrim Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 72	The Hobbit down to 69% on RT, 59/100 on Metacritic Not looking good.... This is what happens when you stretch one book into three movies. Having LOTR be three movies was perfectly understandable as the one book was divided up into three parts to begin with. But I mean...Somehow Gone with the Wind (a 1,000 page novel) was able to be made into ONE 3 hour film...Yet The Hobbit is about 350 pages and needs 3 films which each span 3 hours? UPDATE: Now down 68% Last edited by TheLostPilgrim; 12-13-2012 at 02:43 PM.