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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 7:46am
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80 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hobbit_an_unexpected_journey/
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Silverlode
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Dec 4 2012, 7:47am
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There are a lot of divisive things about The Hobbit.
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Beginning with the tone of the book, which is not to everyone's taste. There is a pretty large number of fans who prefer LOTR to The Hobbit, and it's not too surprising that we'd see that split among reviewers as well. This was always a danger with filming this lighter, simpler story after LOTR; anyone expecting the same weight and drama may feel a little less drawn in. But I'm pleased with the number of people who seem to have forgiven this and enjoyed the fun and action of it all. And the HFR reviews seem to be pretty well divided, as are opinions of 3D in general, for that matter. It seems to be a "love it or hate it" sort of thing, and I'm looking forward to finding out which camp I'll fall into. We're not going to get nonstop raves - and frankly, I never expected them. But I've a feeling people may like the next two movies more; the storyline won't need so much exposition, there will be larger scale action sequences, and the story is going to get more serious. Plus, there's going to be a dragon. People may well like AUJ a lot better when seen in context (and in hindsight) than they do by itself. We'll see.
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Cave Troll
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Dec 4 2012, 7:55am
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There are too many divisive elements to this film for it to get universal acclaim. Almost everyone I know seems to be wanting or expecting something different... and, yeah, I do think this is the film that people will like the least.
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zecharas
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Dec 4 2012, 8:04am
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I really do not care for "critics"
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If the hobbit had been released in 2001-03 and Fellowship was about to debut on the 14th, I would put money on similar reactions from so called critics. Unfortunately, these reviews are much more abundant and easily accessible in this day and age then they were when LOTR came out. Now everyone can be an "acclaimed" movie critic. Its unfortunate that some of these critics' views can alter our once high excitement level into a more than worried state about whether or not PJ has completely failed in creating the Hobbit. Relax and wait to see the film and perceive it with your own minds rather than from someone who says they are an esteemed film critic. These critics just seem to have entirely too much influence upon people. And no I'm not trying to point out anyone in particular, just a general thought from what I have seen since these reviews hit.
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Wordofmask
Lorien
Dec 4 2012, 8:06am
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DoS wouldn't be the same like this. should PJ stop supporting HFR for a while? because over 3 days we have read so many reaction concentrated in tech. so these many reviews. I mean just show it in normal 24fps and let ppl decide it without HFR 3D distraction.
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Gusev8
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Dec 4 2012, 8:08am
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I don't get mind tricked really quick so in my opinion and seeing the clips it's going to be amazing !
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Dec 4 2012, 8:12am
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Seems to me that the real winner in all of this is...
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Rob Kazinsky. Who managed to get himself out of this whole mess very early on.
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:15am
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reviews have been mostly positive so far
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Mooseboy018
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Dec 4 2012, 8:19am
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Apparently that means it's a mess. I know it could go down from there, but... right now I think it's far from looking like a "mess".
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:21am
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aye. 80% any films bellow 81% is a mess. Peter Jackson has failed
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Mooseboy018
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Dec 4 2012, 8:28am
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This may be an extreme case...
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...but I'd just like to bring up another movie I was looking forward to a couple years ago. I remember looking at RT as the first reviews rolled in, and it was at literally 0% (as in no one liked it, not zero reviews) for the first day or so. THAT'S a mess.
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:29am
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twilight getting a 100% on it's first day
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Darthy
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Dec 4 2012, 8:35am
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I think the content of the reviews is more worrying then the score. Also I think the overall RT score is less meaningful then the average score.
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:38am
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for example, one low score by one reviewer can really effect the average, so the majority may give it a much higher score
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:40am
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http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey But don't go all doom and gloom, it's only got 5 reviews on there.
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Darthy
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Dec 4 2012, 8:43am
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It is quite possible, but on RT you would be hard pressed to find a film that is considered universally great with a low average score.
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Silverlode
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Dec 4 2012, 8:43am
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to get a true average: RT only has 10 reviews (it takes 40 to count as "certified") and metacritic only has 5 so far. By the end of the week we'll have a more representative sample.
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 8:45am
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fans always amuse me with their way to early doom and gloom
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Gondor
Dec 4 2012, 9:12am
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hobbit_an_unexpected_journey/
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Danielos
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Dec 4 2012, 9:13am
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I agree. The nonchalant attitude here to these worrying reviews are really irritating. I think we must prepare for an experience significantly less than the LOTR-movies.
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Lorien
Dec 4 2012, 9:15am
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and I should tell you that The Avenger and X Firstclass (Both is my favorite) have 69 and 65 from metacritic then 62 is not a bad. Yes it still has some disappoints but it's not the worst. we can expect DoS to reclaim its honor.
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Mooseboy018
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Dec 4 2012, 9:26am
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I think we're well aware that there's a good chance that the movie will be disappointing in some ways, but are we supposed to suddenly declare that this movie is a failure based on some negative reviews? I've read quite a few of the positive ones too, and their points are just as valid. And at the very worst the movie sounds like it's "not as good as the Lord of the Rings".
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