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New SW should be awesome :D But I'm afraid they will go to far with story and that modern efects after all and that movie would look forced to much
They are laying off the modern effects, building models like the old days. They built the entire millennium falcon at full size. I can't wait to see this movie, been waiting since they announced it in 2012.
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Inconsistency with the book is one thing' date=' The LOTR saga had that in several places, [b']putting in something that never happened is entirely different.
Have you read the lotr books? Cause the movies had more alterations with things that never happened (or were completelly cut off) than the hobbit movies. The whole Tom Bombadil/Barrow Downs part was completelly cut off. Arwen took the place of Glorfindel on escorting frodo on Rivendel, which made no sence whatsoever... A huge important part of the counciil in Rivendel wass cutt off. In the second movie they showed elves helping in Helm's deep... lol ... Elves would not even reach Helm's deep in time... In the third movie (extended version), and that being the most ridiculous change, they had Saruman die as he fell from Orthanc after Grima stabbed him... So yeah, only hobbit had things that did not happen at all...
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Have you read the lotr books? Cause the movies had more alterations with things that never happened (or were completelly cut off) than the hobbit movies. The whole Tom Bombadil/Barrow Downs part was completelly cut off. Arwen took the place of Glorfindel on escorting frodo on Rivendel, which made no sence whatsoever... A huge important part of the counciil in Rivendel wass cutt off. In the second movie they showed elves helping in Helm's deep... lol ... Elves would not even reach Helm's deep in time... In the third movie (extended version), and that being the most ridiculous change, they had Saruman die as he fell from Orthanc after Grima stabbed him... So yeah, only hobbit had things that did not happen at all...
It's a movie, not a book. Every movie will have differences with the book it's based upon. I don't see the problem.
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It's a movie' date=' not a book. Every movie will have differences with the book it's based upon. I don't see the problem.[/quote'] Exactly. It is logical they changes thing and didn't put Tom Bombadil in the movies (for example), because the movie would be 7 hours long. As for Arwen escorting Frodo, it makes all the sense in the world! You can't put as many characters in a a movie as you do in the book, in books a writer has more space to introduce someone to the reader, write thoughts, situations, in a movie you can not do that in the same way so of chourse he put Arwen there - he introduced her to the audience, showed how important she is, and didn't have to hire another actor just for a few scenes. One of my problems with the Hobbit is that PJ cut out many things out of LOTR, and the LOTR books gave him so much material, but invented loads of things for a movie made by a book that has fewer material.
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Yeah' date=' me neither. But you can't say that the Hobbit sucked because they changed it from the book. They changed LOTR too (much more), and it was epic.[/quote'] I did not say it sucked, I said is not the best movie I've ever seen and that there are a lot of thing I didn't like, but I never said it's a total disaster. In general, I liked it, but there are things about it I didn't like.
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As for Arwen escorting Frodo, it makes all the sense in the world! You can't put as many characters in a a movie as you do in the book, in books a writer has more space to introduce someone to the reader, write thoughts, situations, in a movie you can not do that in the same way so of chourse he put Arwen there - he introduced her to the audience, showed how important she is, and didn't have to hire another actor just for a few scenes.
It made no sense lore-wise, because Arwen would put the whole mission on danger. Glorfindel was the only Elf in Rivendel who could stand against the Nazgul, like he did in the past in many occasions. Plus it would be fun to see 5 Nargul chicken in front of an Elf ! PS: I'm not saying the hobbit is the best movie ever, but it does not deserve all the bad critics it got... (generally speaking)
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It made no sense lore-wise, because Arwen would put the whole mission on danger. Glorfindel was the only Elf in Rivendel who could stand against the Nazgul, like he did in the past in many occasions. Plus it would be fun to see 5 Nargul chicken in front of an Elf ! PS: I'm not saying the hobbit is the best movie ever, but it does not deserve all the bad critics it got... (generally speaking)
Whereas LotR had an epic character, I think The Hobbit got reduced to a weak modern adventure movie like there are thousands made each year. Putting it in the context of Tolkien's book hardly gives it more value in my eyes.
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It made no sense lore-wise, because Arwen would put the whole mission on danger. Glorfindel was the only Elf in Rivendel who could stand against the Nazgul, like he did in the past in many occasions. Plus it would be fun to see 5 Nargul chicken in front of an Elf ! PS: I'm not saying the hobbit is the best movie ever, but it does not deserve all the bad critics it got... (generally speaking)
All of that makes sense to you because you've read the books and you know all of that from the books. It was probably to complicated to explain it in the movie and it would require much more time.
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I really just haven't enjoyed any of The Hobbit movies thus far. I'll probably end up seeing the third just to see things through but my expectations are low. As Midi pointed out it's more of a generic fantasy/adventure movie based in Tolkien's world. By contrast LOTR had more engaginc characters, a more compelling storyline, and was well executed. The scenery is astounding in both but hey New Zealand does that. The one thing I'll give my Kiwi neighbours they have stunning countryside.

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I've never heard of that movie but now I feel like I have to see it lol And I don't care what anyone says about the Hobbit movies I'm still going to watch em....one of these days.
Gone girl is a new movie so it's ok if you never heard of it :D give it a try you may like it. And you should definitely watch the Hobbit, it's a solid movie and it's not a waste of time. Maybe you'll like it more than we do. :)
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