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    Written December 27, 2012

    The way 3D should (almost) be

    by eodo

    Never been a fan of 3D, especially in anything with action, but the HFR proves 3D can be more than a gimmick to charge more for movies.

    Other than a couple times (e.g. Rabbit Dog Sledding) HFR makes the scenes beautiful and a thing to be seen to understand! Next to see it in IMAX HFR 3D so got lost in the scenes!

    Still would have LOTR movies better movies overall, but still a fun movie to see for those that like the franchise (I did not say the books notice).

    No other 3D movie compares in clarity IMO so far. Can we only imagine what 2014 will bring in the next installment!

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    Written December 15, 2012

    A little disappointing, but worth seeing

    by mvanloon

    After 2+ years of waiting and rereading the book twice, I made it out to see the first installment of The Hobbit.
    I have to agree with the critics on this one (Washington Post, NY Times, ABC, FOX, etc.). Peter Jackson really stretched out the movie with material outside the book, and some made up story lines. This caused the move to lag in spots. Maybe he could make the edition that we saw was made into an extended version for those who want the full detail. Then he could cut about 1/2 to 1 hour from this one to make the plot flow better. He could call that the director's cut.
    The effects were noticeably poor in some spots in the first part of the film. By poor, I mean that it was pretty clear that the actors were on a set or in front a computerized background. By the end of the first hour or so, the effect was no longer noticeable.
    All that being said, I enjoyed seeing the story made into a movie. I wouldn't have missed this one and I am looking forward to seeing the other two.

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  • So-so
    Written December 17, 2012

    Felt like Dejavu

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    I felt like i've seen this movie 3 times before! granted, it did hold my attention better than Lord of the Rings, it was still pretty much the same story and same journey. Without ruining the story for others, at the end i felt like " Why didn't they do this to begin with?"
    The entire movie is them being chased, falling a very long distance, miraculously surviving and all finding each other to just happen again and again.
    The new 3d technology was really good, but some parts they zoom in so much and pan so fast your eyes cannot register what you are even looking at, its just big blurry messes for a few seconds.
    I'll wait til the others come out on redbox so i can fast forward the repeated chase scenes.

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    Written December 14, 2012

    It's like watching Live Theatre with 48 High Frame Rate 3D

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    Bottom line, I'm an LOTR FAN so it was great! However as much as I loved HFR, it was also IMO, a bit technologically so sharp and the 3D was so good it was distracting. It was like watching a Live Play at times if I were to compare it. But the thing is with a play you sit further back and take in that resolution. With the movie, it's like your sitting next to them and so it plays tricks on your mind sort of and I think that takes away from the movie magic of 24 FPS standard. It's so REAL that its unreal looking at times. You DEFINETLY should spend the extra and see it this way because It is groundbreaking stuff! No 3D Has ever looked so real!!! Full dimensions to faces and textures. The story... Well... At times the pace was exactly like Fellowship, IMO. again, it was awesome regardless.

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    Written December 25, 2012

    I never want to see an action scene in 30 fps again

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    This movie spoiled me for other movies. Smaug was terrifying. I could have done without all the embroidery - The Hobbit is a SHORT book and would easily make a 2-hour film - but the high frame rate, Atmos sound, and ETX 3D display make this a groundbreaking experience in cinema.

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    Written December 17, 2012

    Very good first Hobbit episode, first HFR experience

    by eugenhs

    Since there are many reviews on the movie itself, I will focus a bit on the technology. The first installment of the movie based on the Hobbit was quite the visual experience if you see it in HFR (high frame rate), 4k and 3d. The 3d technologies have come a long way and this movie really sets the bar. The only challenge with the resolution being high is that some scenes look like, well, a movie set. It appears that with such high visual details, the producers are at there limits in recreating the scenery. The close to 3 hour movie is immersive and an amazing visual experience. I would recommend.

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    Written January 2, 2013

    Good Enough

    by bobpeery

    Overall the movie was good. I'm not a 3D aficionado so perhaps some of my opinion is colored by the combination of HFR and 3D. I will say that the film had startling clarity, but also had scenes that failed for lack of a better word.

    The early scenes in Bilbos house with Frodo, the fireplace in Bilbo's house during the dinner with the dwarves, the stream running beneath a bridge in Rivendell, and perspective was skewed many times, one very notable was when Lord Elrond first turned to and spoke to Thorin.

    The movie was mostly true to Tolkien, enjoyable, worth the cost of admission , and worth the three hours. Looking forward to the next installment.

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    Written December 18, 2012

    Stunning!

    by alianne01

    As a long-time fan of the Lord of the Rings series, and Tolkien enthusiast, I have been looking forward to this movie ever since I heard it was being made. Those years of anticipation were not disappointed. I loved this film so much! The extra material fit with the storyline, and added some background that was alluded to in the book, and the parts that were from the book were very faithfully reproduced. The visual effects were brilliant, as always. The HFR 3D was a shock to the eyes at first, but it took me very little time to get used to it, and the increase in visual clarity was definitely worth it. It made everything look that much more real, and enhanced the natural beauty of New Zealand as Middle Earth. Go see this film. Especially if you are a Tolkien nerd. You will not regret it.

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    Written December 15, 2012

    An unexpected ending

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    I have read the book, and honestly i think this movie has followed the book closest out of the Lord of The Rings trilogy. This will end up being a multi-part movie and I didn't know that when I went to see it so the ending was kind of disappointing but now that I know there will be another part, I am excited to see the rest of it. This will definitely be in my library on blu-ray.

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    Written January 3, 2013

    Jackson does it again

    by Fair2beauty

    Definitely another masterpiece from Jackson. I saw this movie in HFR 3D and it was unbelievable. The movie comes to life right before your eyes and you feel like your in it.
    Blow your mind action scenes and the characters were unique & intricate it was a joy to watch. I have been told that the movie is very true to the book. Definitely a must see!!!

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    Written January 7, 2013

    Hobbit, 48 fps in 3D

    by devingray

    Great movie. Great story line, but it does stray from the books more than the LOTR did. Not sure it was worth trying to see in the 48fps, but thats hard to say since i have not seen it in 24.

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    Written December 28, 2012

    Excellent!

    by benjerimiah

    The high frame rate can be a bit jostling at first, but you do get used to it. It makes the battles and the CGI look exceptionally nice. It's also a plus that the movie itself is brilliant!

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  • So-so
    Written January 7, 2013

    Disappointing

    by wonderbill

    The movie didn't know what it wanted to be, a light comic tale or the dark precursor to LOTR.
    It was WAAAY too long. I didn't think that the movie benefited from 3-D. The HFR was interesting but at times took me away from the film: I didn't always seem like I was watching a movie; more like someone's home video of vising a movie shoot. At times I was too aware that I was watching actors instead of dwarves and a hobbit.

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    Written December 25, 2012

    Great movie

    by jillsknitting

    My son saw this movie and said it was good and would recommend it. It was long and the end was abrupt, but he liked it.

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    Written December 19, 2012

    Great Experience, With Some Caveats

    by thplatypus

    This film is an important event, for the subject itself and the new technology behind its production. Everyone should see The Hobbit in HFR if for no other reason than to form his or her own opinion. For me, it did take some getting used to - a lot of the motion felt fast, and it does initially have the feeling of a filmed-for-TV production because that has been the most common exposure to HFR up to this point. After being very conscious of this for the first half-hour, I managed to go long stretches of watching without noticing at all, and I suspect this is simply a matter of retraining our eyes. There are many advantages to a higher frame rate, among them the reduction of eye strain and strobing effects. I was unnerved at times at over-bright scenes (e.g. Gandalf's hat and the sky blown out in the early Hobbiton scenes, or Gollum's too-well-lit cave), and a few CG shots that felt more like video game footage.

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