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Blue Kitty:
Don't worry, Beorn will be back for the Battle of the Five Armies hopefully

TheEvilDog:
I saw it the day after release and while I enjoyed DoS, it did feel very much like all filler. Which isn't surprising, since the original idea for the series was to just make 2 films, the idea of having a third film coming up late in production. (Hence Gandalf's little quip in AUJ about all great stories needing a little embellishment).

With regards to the criticism of Peter Jackson cutting some elements from the books, I have to say....he's right to. We all know that what works well on paper, doesn't necessarily translate well to the screen, as shown by so many dreadful adaptations over the years. But the thing about the Lord of the Rings is that there was so frigging much there that you can't possibly get everything there and keep a coherent film. The most egregious example is Tom Bombadil, while a nice little distraction, it's also admitted by several Tolkien scholars to be a huge break in the pace of the story, especially the agency of getting Frodo out of the Shire.

As it is, Peter Jackson, while having a great deal of resources making these films, still only had a limited amount of time and money to make 6 films with a cast of major and supporting character hitting several dozen (as in characters with names and defined roles), while keeping incredibly loyal to the source material, sacrifices had to be made.

Lupercal:
I do really like the Hobbit films - there are certain characters that stand out this far in, and ones that are still forgotten. I think this isn't quite as ...easy... to like as LOTR because the characters aren't quite as plain and likable. By this time in the LOTR trilogy, you're following three small, diverse groups - Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli, Merry/Pippin, Frodo/Sam. Gandalf also turns up. It's good, each group has their strengths. In the Hobbit, you've got Bilbo, Thorin, Balin...that's about it. Kili & Fili are getting a bit more screen time, but it's still hard to love, say, Bombur, or Bofur, and even Legolas here comes across as a bit of an arse, but I suppose that's what he's meant to seem like.

I thought DOS was well done - Jackson is very good at what he does. The only thing that really pissed me off and took me out of the film was the God-awful point of view shots from the barrels. Why? Why are they there? They look so out of place. Urgh. Excited for the conclusion through - and I really did like Bard's character.

LTK:

--- Quote from: Lupercal on 05 Jan 2014, 04:25 ---I thought DOS was well done - Jackson is very good at what he does. The only thing that really pissed me off and took me out of the film was the God-awful point of view shots from the barrels. Why? Why are they there? They look so out of place. Urgh.

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Those shots jumped out to me as well, but I actually thought it looked pretty good. It conveys a sense of peril and shows that the river is rough and they're constantly on the brink of drowning.

Edguy:

--- Quote from: Blue Kitty on 04 Jan 2014, 19:48 ---Don't worry, Beorn will be back for the Battle of the Five Armies hopefully

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It's over 10 years since I read the book, so I don't remember a think. Makes the movies more interesting, tho! :)

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