[ SECRET POST #3354 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3354 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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09. [ warning for homophobia / transphobia / misogyny take your pick, people seem to be divided on this one ]













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Comments

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[(Anonymous)]

Tbh I misspoke a bit - what I care most is seeing the CHARACTERS (both the ones I've seen on film already and the ones I haven't), and the visuals/music/fights/allusions second.

Pity hearing that the battle of five armies isn't done well though - that was one of the things I was feeling kind of curious to see what it would look like in live action.

Oh, I do have a question about the editing and pacing - is the problem mostly just that it was all padded with extra bits and scenes and action to be longer than the story warranted in order to cover 3 movies, or are there other problems with rushing/dragging/clunky cutting and timing within the scenes? Because I don't mind the former at all (I'm that person who always goes for extended/director's cuts whenever I rewatch a movie) but the latter would bug me a lot more.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

The characters are mostly all right. I'd say that Bilbo, Thorin, Balin, Fili and Kili are the most well developed, while the rest of the dwarves blur together because there simply isn't enough screentime for everyone. I don't think they used Legolas well, to be honest. He gets far more screentime than he probably should (and frequently in the form of silly fight scenes) and Tauriel is a wasted character. So much potential, but they do so little with her it's a crying shame.

There's some padding and filler, but I'd say the problem mostly lies in the fact that the films feel very conspicuously designed around certain action sequences. The in between parts that link up the action sequences often feel like afterthoughts, and they can drag at times. What's insult to injury is that very few of those action sequences are as well thought out as those from LOTR, so they lack impact and often feel like they're dragged out as well... notably the barrel riding sequence, which was heavily padded.

Try out the first film. IMO, the second and third film deteriorate noticeably, with Battle of the Five Armies being a mess. Tons of padding and forced comic relief from the Master of Laketown and Alfrid, chaotic fight scenes-- I believe someone upthread said they resembled a computer game and I agree. Don't look for the tense build up of the Battle of Helm's Deep, Five Armies is just random groups of guys bashing away at one another until it's time for Thorin to die.

But look, these are just random strangers' opinions. If you have the time, try the movies. You might well feel differently and even if you don't, it's not a huge investment of time.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

DA
IIRC the technical aspects are alright. The dramaturgy sucks though, and also, depending on the medium, there may be a stutter or lag with some of the tracking shots because of the original framerate.... I saw it in 3D and some scenes were near unwatchable. I don't know how they dealt with it for the DVD/BR release though