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Seen it in 2D & 48fps - and .....

Posted by Mr Underhill on December 17, 2012 at 10:11:36:
Before making the following statement I want to point out a few facts:

1. Whilst I loved The Lord of the Rings as a child I didn't read The Hobbit until I was 15 and was not overly impressed;

2. I came to enjoy The Hobbit far more in reading it to my children;

3. I though that the film of The Fellowship of the Ring was a Tour de Force, and wasn't overly taken with the following two.

....so The Hobbit?

I loved it.

I can see what many critics disliked, but, if you love the world of Tolkein then this is brilliantly rendered (sic).

Is Jackson slavishly true to the book? NOT at all. He adds characters to heighten dramatic tension, but without diverting from the spirit.

The time in the cinema just flew as PJ lavished the time and love on the material that is normally reserved for the best of TV, where time is available.

Did the plot feel unnecessarily bloated? Not by me. PJ has included scenes from throughout the Tolkein canon, and it is easy to see where this is going to pay off in the following films.

If you enjoy Tolkein I would be surprised if you find anything here to dislike.

However, I DID watch this in my favoured format, glorious 2d. I will be going to see in in 48fps 3d.

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