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FerniesApple · 08-19-2014, 08:41 AM

I also disliked the 'fleeting nudity' scene in Rivendell. the Dwarves looked like they were cgi generated (could be wrong) but it made me cringe. I HATED all those scenes with the Dwarves in Rivendell, they were crude, rude and totally unfunny. I hated the pained look on Elronds face, Rivendell shouldnt be besmirched by cheap humour. it cheapens the beauty of Rivendell in LOTR in a weird way. imho.

Smug the Fabulous · 08-19-2014, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FerniesApple

I also disliked the 'fleeting nudity' scene in Rivendell. the Dwarves looked like they were cgi generated (could be wrong) but it made me cringe. I HATED all those scenes with the Dwarves in Rivendell, they were crude, rude and totally unfunny. I hated the pained look on Elronds face, Rivendell shouldnt be besmirched by cheap humour. it cheapens the beauty of Rivendell in LOTR in a weird way. imho.

Then again, everything in the movie looked computer generated. Nothing felt believable in The Hobbit. Every place they were in, there was a sense they were either on a set or performing in front of a green screen, or both...(well, apart from some of the mountains and the place where the wargs were chasing Radagast). There's no sense that what you're seeing is there. You're just seeing some actors in heavy makeup kicking the @#$% out of a bunch of CGI goblins.
Not the most original criticism I put here, because from the reviews I have read, everyone's pretty much said it, including Viggo Mortensen. Just letting out the bitter disappointment I felt when I first watched this.

FerniesApple · 08-19-2014, 01:16 PM

Yeah me too. but I cant be bothered with anger any more, gone past that into weary indifference.

I would like to see those 'Hunt for Gollum' people have a go at The Hobbit. Low tech seems so refreshing after all this plastic Las Vagas style ME. Give me good old fashioned tramping round real forests in coloured hoods anyday. Even Martin Freeman with a good script and a chance to show what a great actor he is. He is forced to gurn his way through the movies because he doesnt have anything to say and is mostly in the background looking bewildered.

Smug the Fabulous · 08-19-2014, 02:14 PM

So a better title for this trilogy wouldn't be The Hobbit because the hobbit is more or less in the background, but instead would be:
The Grim and Serious Dwarf trying to claim back his homeland while trying to do an Impression of Viggo Mortensen at some times, but other times he's doing an impression of Sean Bean...: An Unexpected Journey
But then considering the other things going on:
The Series of Various Events which some way tie in with the events of The Lord of the Rings: An Unexpected Journey
Or...
The Hobbit...is somewhere in this film but look at all these cool action scenes: An Unexpected Journey

08-19-2014, 02:14 PM	#4
Smug the Fabulous Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: The wide blue yonder beyond this dimension Posts: 19	So a better title for this trilogy wouldn't be The Hobbit because the hobbit is more or less in the background, but instead would be: The Grim and Serious Dwarf trying to claim back his homeland while trying to do an Impression of Viggo Mortensen at some times, but other times he's doing an impression of Sean Bean...: An Unexpected Journey But then considering the other things going on: The Series of Various Events which some way tie in with the events of The Lord of the Rings: An Unexpected Journey Or... The Hobbit...is somewhere in this film but look at all these cool action scenes: An Unexpected Journey __________________ "It is everywhere. It is everything. Its scales glisten in the bark of trees. Its roar is heard in the wind. And its forked tongue strikes like... lightning strikes whoa! Like lightning!"-Merlin, Excalibur(1981)

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08-19-2014, 08:41 AM	#1
FerniesApple Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 92	I also disliked the 'fleeting nudity' scene in Rivendell. the Dwarves looked like they were cgi generated (could be wrong) but it made me cringe. I HATED all those scenes with the Dwarves in Rivendell, they were crude, rude and totally unfunny. I hated the pained look on Elronds face, Rivendell shouldnt be besmirched by cheap humour. it cheapens the beauty of Rivendell in LOTR in a weird way. imho.

08-19-2014, 01:16 PM	#3
FerniesApple Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 92	Yeah me too. but I cant be bothered with anger any more, gone past that into weary indifference. I would like to see those 'Hunt for Gollum' people have a go at The Hobbit. Low tech seems so refreshing after all this plastic Las Vagas style ME. Give me good old fashioned tramping round real forests in coloured hoods anyday. Even Martin Freeman with a good script and a chance to show what a great actor he is. He is forced to gurn his way through the movies because he doesnt have anything to say and is mostly in the background looking bewildered.