I liked it!
You're not alone, Alatar! (I figured if you liked it, I would, too.)
Pretty much cross-posted on HoF:
I just saw it in 3D IMAX non-HFR. I honestly don't think I've ever seen a 3D movie. So the 3D did not bother me at all, but I hated the glasses! The action sequences were often so fast that they were blurry. I don't know if that's normal or not. ?? Freddy and Katie got headaches. Sarah and I are fine, just annoyed by the glasses.
I will see it again in 2D (not sure if I have the option for the HFR or not, will have to check). There were some scenes that were flat-out awesome in 3D, so I say it was worth it just for those.
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Rivendell was gorgeous! I loved the ithildin scene.
I already had a crush on Martin Freeman from Sherlock, so this just put me over the edge. He is brilliant as Bilbo. Brilliant!
And Richard Armitage is wonderful as Thorin, completely perfect for the part.
The Riddles in the Dark scene is great!
And the Star Trek trailer!!!!!
AWESOME!!! I am so excited about that!
I'd give it an 8 out of 10. It would probably be a 9 in 2D standard.
But I'm not a purist, so changes from the book didn't bother me. (This is even more so because I don't love The Hobbit in the same way that I love LotR.)
What I didn't like (minor spoilers):
- [SHOW]
- I thought some of the scene at the beginning with the dwarfs at Bag End was kind of cheesy. That was because of the dwarfs, not because of Bilbo or Gandalf.
The Goblin King's scrotum face was distracting. Plus, all I could picture while he was talking was the shark from Finding Nemo.
I can't think what else didn't work for me.
Anyway, there is a wonderful parallel scene to FotR. Did you all catch it? It involved the arrow in the orc and what Thorin says. ?? I laughed!
There were actually several of those kinds of nods to the LotR movies. I didn't mind them; in fact, I thought they were kind of nice, little presents for those of us who are fans.