I saw the movie at the IMAX theatre last night. I loved it.
I would consider myself a pretty big fan of the last series of movies and also the books. The LOTR movies contained some disappointments because of the omissions and changes Jackson et al took liberties with, but I felt the Hobbit was just so on point. The look and feel, the story, it was all bang on, I felt.
But even with the light-heartedness of the Hobbit, there was that underlying sense of dread that leads to the events of the LOTR. Like, the things that are happening in this movie are bad, but it's nothing compared to what it all points towards ....
As for the frame rate thing, it was weird. It felt like watching a cartoon a lot of the time. Definitely took a while to get used to. Simple things like sparks flying out of a chimney just didn't seem real. I think I might enjoy this movie more at the normal frame rate. Not to crap on the concept though... I feel it is a legit filming technique that just needs to get its legs under it. Film makers need that experience and trial and errors to begin to develop best practices and techniques with this technology to make it effective. As a canary in the coalmine, I feel the Hobbit did extremely well with it. Perhaps in a way, Jackson WANTED it to seem cartoony though... it sort of adds to the kids story theme of the Hobbit.
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