Comments on: The Hobbit: An Expectedly Boring Journey… http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey Oracle related rants (and lots of off-topic stuff)... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MensAffairs http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-187560 MensAffairs Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:46:08 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=3138#comment-187560 Hi Tim
You are so right, Peter Jackson, can’t do a fighting scene. You just see a bunch of guys rushing on the enemy and that is it :)

]]> By: Noons http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-186906 Noons Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:52:18 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=3138#comment-186906 Dunno, I quite liked it.
As I said to a friend while discussing the Hobbit: a book sucks at describing in detail action scenes. A movie excels at that.
Hence the emphasys on action – although I have to agree: PJ is going a bit OD on the numbers side.
Some of those scenes were so unrealistic I had to make an effort to not cringe.
Mind you – I’ve read the book more than once and yes – it *is* fiction!

]]> By: Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-186807 Tim... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:58:53 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=3138#comment-186807 @Gazereth : A agree entirely with you. Visually it is great, but I felt nothing for any of the characters. If the lot had got killed by the end of it I would not have cared less.

Cheers

Tim…

]]> By: Gazereth http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-186805 Gazereth Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:51:50 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=3138#comment-186805 I too found the Hobbit boring, just like LotR, and I wish I could pinpoint why I don’t find it as thrilling as most other people.
I do know that it takes more than mythical creatures and good cgi to excite me. A good bit of tension between characters would help, or behaviour or challenges that mirror my own struggles. Or maybe spiritual or philosophical undertones. Or a bad guy with a non-stereotypical personality that I want to see defeated. Or some actual tension.
The only thing that impressed me with this film was Martin Freeman as a Hobbit and pretty visuals.

]]> By: Parthiban Nagarajan http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2012/12/31/the-hobbit-an-expectedly-boring-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-186461 Parthiban Nagarajan Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:59:40 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=3138#comment-186461 Hi Tim
Its really very rare to find someone not liking LOTR but neither I like … I thought of trying The Hobbit for HFR 3D but couldn’t get a chance …

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