The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smug (movie review)
Yes, I realize I am an author, and usually authors do book reviews. But I am also a person, and people go to he cinema. In fact, many books are made into movies. So I think I am justified in doing a movie review.
Even if I wasn't, I'd totally do it anyway.
The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smug
What. The. Fuuuuudge.
I loved the LOTR trilogy. I got the extended editions. I had viewing parties. It rocked my damn world. So much so, that I have Sting and the One Ring. Yes I do. I am a freaking dork, but there you go.
I really liked the Hobbit. I watched it twice. I loved the humor and the dwarves. The action was also well-played. Not as good as the LOTR, but neither was the book, so that's okay. It also dragged in a couple places--it could've been tighter. All nit-picky comments.
Dude, what the hell happened with The Desolation of Smug?
I wanted to get up half-way through the movie out of boredom. It dragged from one scene to the next. Often characters had a long pause as they stared just off the camera in dramatic determination. Thorin did this most often, jaw set, eyes firm.
Grrrr!What are you staring at?
I get it, you're menacing. Your the king without your mountain. My throat hurts--stop trying to ram that truth down. Can you move on, please?
And Legolas. Again with the staring. You will get those dwarfs. Or, you have a bloody nose--grrr. Flared nostrils. Way, way over dramatic. This isn't a musical; overacting isn't accepted in this venue.
Smug was freaking awesome, I'll give you that. The team down at WETA kicked ass on that score. And as he chased and pillaged, it was definitely fun and worth watching. How he interacted with Bilbo was also neat. But it needed to be closer to the middle of the story. It needed to happen sooner.
The point is, this move was stretched into three and should have been two. It needed to really tighten things up. This middle movie is just filler between the book ends. I have a feeling the third movie will be excellent, but you can't have one part of three take the fall. It crumbles the whole unit.
Money hungry, Peter. tsk, tsk. No good. I will not be watching this movie again. No likey.
Do I recommend it? Well, I have to, don't I? You can't watch the first and third and not watch the second. But it is a grudging recommendation.
Even if I wasn't, I'd totally do it anyway.
The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smug
What. The. Fuuuuudge.
I loved the LOTR trilogy. I got the extended editions. I had viewing parties. It rocked my damn world. So much so, that I have Sting and the One Ring. Yes I do. I am a freaking dork, but there you go.
I really liked the Hobbit. I watched it twice. I loved the humor and the dwarves. The action was also well-played. Not as good as the LOTR, but neither was the book, so that's okay. It also dragged in a couple places--it could've been tighter. All nit-picky comments.
Dude, what the hell happened with The Desolation of Smug?
I wanted to get up half-way through the movie out of boredom. It dragged from one scene to the next. Often characters had a long pause as they stared just off the camera in dramatic determination. Thorin did this most often, jaw set, eyes firm.
Grrrr!What are you staring at? I get it, you're menacing. Your the king without your mountain. My throat hurts--stop trying to ram that truth down. Can you move on, please?
And Legolas. Again with the staring. You will get those dwarfs. Or, you have a bloody nose--grrr. Flared nostrils. Way, way over dramatic. This isn't a musical; overacting isn't accepted in this venue.
Smug was freaking awesome, I'll give you that. The team down at WETA kicked ass on that score. And as he chased and pillaged, it was definitely fun and worth watching. How he interacted with Bilbo was also neat. But it needed to be closer to the middle of the story. It needed to happen sooner.
The point is, this move was stretched into three and should have been two. It needed to really tighten things up. This middle movie is just filler between the book ends. I have a feeling the third movie will be excellent, but you can't have one part of three take the fall. It crumbles the whole unit.Money hungry, Peter. tsk, tsk. No good. I will not be watching this movie again. No likey.
Do I recommend it? Well, I have to, don't I? You can't watch the first and third and not watch the second. But it is a grudging recommendation.
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