The Hobbit discussion - Page 43

sshuttari · 07-25-2012, 12:17 PM

It's shocking when people complaining about books and adaptation on film. They are 2 different medias of storytelling.

Unless you write a book that's exactly like a script your not going to get the best adaptation on film.

DarthVader 2004 · 07-25-2012, 02:34 PM

Clearly no one had more respect for Tolkien and Middle Earth then Jackson. The Tlkien family could have gotten far worse hands then his. Least he cares about what he is doing and respectful of the material.

Deexan · 07-26-2012, 06:39 AM

The new Gollum:

PsYkOoOoO · 07-26-2012, 08:41 AM

Looks pretty good and visibly younger.

sshuttari · 07-26-2012, 02:14 PM

You mean the old Gollum

DarthVader 2004 · 07-26-2012, 02:28 PM

Well to be fare this Gollum would be 60 years younger or so I believe.

**JBond** · 07-26-2012, 04:21 PM

So he's only 440 years old...?

sshuttari · 07-26-2012, 04:28 PM

You troll too much JB

Deexan · 07-26-2012, 06:12 PM

They should make the 3rd film a spin-off about Tauriel, Evangeline Lily's character. That'd go down well.

sshuttari · 08-09-2012, 08:17 AM

"Hobbit" 48FPS Gets Only A Limited Run

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/246...-a-limited-run

Peter Jackson's 48 frames-per-second experiment with "The Hobbit" is going to start out smaller than originally planned reports Variety.

Warner Bros. Pictures are reportedly only going to be screening the high frame rate version of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in select locations, perhaps not even in all major cities.

The finished footage picture quality reportedly looks vastly better than the not well-received test footage shown in April at CinemaCon.

Yet the studio is playing it smart, starting out with just a limited release for the HFR version in order to test audience enthusiasm and reaction to the presentation. Should it go well, expect the 48FPS versions of the subsequent sequels to expand much wider.

As of now, there are still no theaters ready for HFR projection, though some require only a software upgrade that will be ready in September. One thing you won't see is 4K 3D 48FPS versions of the film as apparently no projection equipment can handle that much data at present.

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IMAX should utilize the 48FPS setting also this would look great on Blu-ray if the film is projected and filmed right...

IanTheCool · 08-09-2012, 11:41 AM

I'm skeptical of the 48, but at the same time I want to see it. Doubt its coming to my theater however.

IanTheCool · 08-09-2012, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sshuttari

It's shocking when people complaining about books and adaptation on film. They are 2 different medias of storytelling.

Unless you write a book that's exactly like a script your not going to get the best adaptation on film.

Why is it shocking? There were clearly some changes they made that didn't work.Mind you, there were some that they did, like omitting Tom Bombadil.

Honestly, I think the movies are great and probably the best adaptations we could have gotten, but there were still some things that I would have liked to have been done differently. But its not shocking to be complained about. In adaptations, we all have the source material available and therefore can see how things could have done better.

Tolkien · 08-09-2012, 02:45 PM

^^^ Without getting completely obsessed over LOTR again... I'll just agree with this.

DarthVader 2004 · 08-09-2012, 09:51 PM

I think movie wise for these films Having and Ent say the lines this book character says makes more since in Jacksons version of LOTR. It takes a shock to make Treebeard change his mind and really that whole story arc was leading up to the march of the ents which is everyone favorite Two Towers sequence.

Ewok Droppings · 08-14-2012, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deexan

The new Gollum:

He looks like he's plastic... or from Pixar. Looks too shiny and smooth

Fanible · 08-14-2012, 01:22 PM

The only chance we'll get it, is if our IMAX chooses to do so. While I'm curious to see it in the new format, I'll be sad if it turns out to be too disconcerting, wishing it was just in 24frames IMAX.

PsYkOoOoO · 08-14-2012, 08:53 PM

If the movie turns out to be good, I will probably end up watching it in each format at least once.

DarthVader 2004 · 08-14-2012, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ewok Droppings

He looks like he's plastic... or from Pixar. Looks too shiny and smooth

Well It is on likely a glossy magazine cover.

Deexan · 08-24-2012, 11:02 AM

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Following the new calendar images and new photo of Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit films, comes another photo of Thorin with his Elven sword named Orcrist (via CB Swords). You can check it out below.

In related news, The Hollywood Reporter says that Warner Bros. Pictures has received assurances from exhibitors that they are not planning on asking moviegoers to pay an additional surcharge to see the films in 48 frames per second. While theaters charge more for 3D movies, they are not going to do the same for screenings in the higher rate than the usual 24 frames per second.

When the first film opens on December 14, most theaters will play the movie at 24 fps. A 3D 48 fps version of the movie will be made available in all major markets, but only select theaters are expected to offer the option. IMAX will also have a number of theaters playing a 48 fps 3D version of the film.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94033

I was so looking forward to breaking through the £20-per-ticket barrier in order to see a higher frame rate!

DarthVader 2004 · 08-24-2012, 03:52 PM

This is really old news. I figured most theaters would just show regular 3D or have it on 2D SCreens. Lets face it they have to release this films and still make a profit.

**JBond** · 08-24-2012, 04:01 PM

3D kicks me in the ass again. I want 48 fps, dammit!

sshuttari · 08-28-2012, 11:32 PM

So apparantly I have ran into Richard Armitage (‘Thorin Oakenshield’ from the upcoming “Hobbit” trilogy) twice now at my school. Once at coffee shop on campus and we laughed about how Amercians can't make a decent cup of Joe. And 2nd time in my class where he presented the film class with an in depth interview on being an actor.

Pretty nice guy... I'm excited to see how he does in Hobbit

Here's an article of my school where he's been shooting a movie for the last month at my campus.

http://oaklandpostonline.com/2012/08...s-over-campus/

Tolkien · 08-31-2012, 07:57 PM

King Thranduil... in the flesh!

HQ Version;

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

IanTheCool · 09-01-2012, 12:22 PM

What is on his head?

Deexan · 09-01-2012, 01:57 PM

Reverse tiara.

07-26-2012, 06:39 AM	#1053
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07-26-2012, 08:41 AM	#1054
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08-09-2012, 02:45 PM	#1063
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07-25-2012, 02:34 PM	#1052
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,547	Clearly no one had more respect for Tolkien and Middle Earth then Jackson. The Tlkien family could have gotten far worse hands then his. Least he cares about what he is doing and respectful of the material.

07-26-2012, 02:28 PM	#1056
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,547	Well to be fare this Gollum would be 60 years younger or so I believe.

08-09-2012, 11:41 AM	#1061
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,385	I'm skeptical of the 48, but at the same time I want to see it. Doubt its coming to my theater however.

08-09-2012, 09:51 PM	#1064
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,547	I think movie wise for these films Having and Ent say the lines this book character says makes more since in Jacksons version of LOTR. It takes a shock to make Treebeard change his mind and really that whole story arc was leading up to the march of the ents which is everyone favorite Two Towers sequence.

08-14-2012, 01:22 PM	#1066
Fanible FanFreakinTastic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oh, hi yo Posts: 15,882	The only chance we'll get it, is if our IMAX chooses to do so. While I'm curious to see it in the new format, I'll be sad if it turns out to be too disconcerting, wishing it was just in 24frames IMAX. __________________ My movie addiction is life controlling

08-14-2012, 08:53 PM	#1067
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08-24-2012, 03:52 PM	#1070
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,547	This is really old news. I figured most theaters would just show regular 3D or have it on 2D SCreens. Lets face it they have to release this films and still make a profit.

08-24-2012, 04:01 PM	#1071
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,494	3D kicks me in the ass again. I want 48 fps, dammit! __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

08-31-2012, 07:57 PM	#1073
Tolkien LOTR Junkie™ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minas Tirith Posts: 15,025	King Thranduil... in the flesh! HQ Version; Spoiler!!! Click to Read!: __________________ “When you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.” -- The Truth. My Facebook - My Twitter - My Blog

09-01-2012, 12:22 PM	#1074
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,385	What is on his head?

09-01-2012, 01:57 PM	#1075
Deexan Integral Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,323	Reverse tiara. __________________ I'm about to drive in the ocean, I'm about to swim from something that's bigger than me SoundCloud Twitter