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Imladris18
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 7:34pm
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Yeah, we should probably get a sticky going already.
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Thorin's Oakenshield
The Shire
Dec 6 2013, 7:51pm
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Germain Lussier from slashfilm mentioned on twitter that the embargo has only been lifted for the major Trade Magazines (like Empire and Variety). The major movie sites can't post their reviews until Sunday.
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tsmith675
Gondor
Dec 6 2013, 7:54pm
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EMPIRE's rating is now on Metacritic
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100. Now DoS already has more 100s than AUJ got on Metacritic last year.
"Seriously, why was the scene with CGI dwarf ass NOT in the theatrical cut?!"
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daemoon
Rivendell
Dec 6 2013, 8:01pm
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Altaira just said that the embargo has lifted and hopefully we will see some reviews from TORN staff today. Or maybe TORN is a special case. 
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Eruonen
Valinor
Dec 6 2013, 8:11pm
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Three positive for the most part reviews that make fair and valid
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points. Looking forward to seeing it in different formats.
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Wordofmask
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 8:21pm
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DoS gonna be big! but I 'm still keeping my expectation low untill we have more reviews.
We will know it really really soon now.
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Arannir
Valinor
Dec 6 2013, 8:52pm
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Hopefully, this roundup will also lead to a positive review by IW themselves.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/...g-review-and-roundup
“All good stories deserve embellishment."
Praise is subjective. And so is criticism.
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at."
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Arannir
Valinor
Dec 6 2013, 9:23pm
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@colliderfrosty
@firstshowing people are going to go crazy. It's wall to wall action and some great character stuff.
“All good stories deserve embellishment."
Praise is subjective. And so is criticism.
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at."
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Wordofmask
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 9:27pm
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coming soon. I'm a bit sleepy now.
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tsmith675
Gondor
Dec 6 2013, 9:27pm
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Terrible review by Screencrush
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http://screencrush.com/...ion-of-smaug-review/
This review is downright insulting. This is one of the most unprofessional reviews I've ever read. Absolutely terrible.
*Edit: And this is the first Rotten review on RT.
"Seriously, why was the scene with CGI dwarf ass NOT in the theatrical cut?!"
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RaoulJ
Rivendell
Dec 6 2013, 9:28pm
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Hmmm.. None of the links are working. An error? //
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Thorin's Oakenshield
The Shire
Dec 6 2013, 9:32pm
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It's fine that he didn't like the movie, but there is no reason for a review to be that irritatingly condescending.
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daemoon
Rivendell
Dec 6 2013, 9:32pm
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This guy gave 5/10 to AUJ last year, even though he claims that DoS is superior than the first Hobbit.
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Olorin2607
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 9:32pm
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That's just utterly stupid.
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LoremIpsum
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 9:36pm
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I've been reading both positve and negative reviews so far
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and most of them are pretty badly written. I imagine many online reviewers are suddenly in a mad rush to finish their half written reviews to post them quickly on-line and this is what we are getting. I thought that even the Variety/Hollywood reporter ones were pretty badly written though positive on the film.
(This post was edited by LoremIpsum on Dec 6 2013, 9:37pm)
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Ar-Pharazôn
The Shire
Dec 6 2013, 9:36pm
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The reviews from "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" are actually 7/10 that is really not "very positive".
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Macsen
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 9:36pm
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Haha, I like that screencrush review. Fair play to him. 
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Jax_Teller
Rivendell
Dec 6 2013, 9:38pm
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Yeah, that's bound to happen, there will be people who will still be downright cynical about the movie. It's like this guy Ethan Anderton on Twitter, from Firstshowing.net, he's having a rant right now on how he feels The Hobbit movies are phony, because they feel like movies for children, or something.
The ignorance out there can be maddening sometimes, I have no worries though that TABA will be plenty dark and tragic when it needs to be, and that should limit the trolling.
Blunt the knives, bend them forks, smash the bottles and burn the corks.
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates !
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Olorin2607
Lorien
Dec 6 2013, 9:38pm
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It's clearly very positive considering how those reviewed AUJ.
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hobbitrunner
The Shire
Dec 6 2013, 9:39pm
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Even without reading his review in full (but really.. these aren't "real movies"??) I can tell this guy's opinions.. differ from mine. He gave Thor: TDW a 9/10 but a movie like Rush a mere 6/10 because the "races are marvelously shot".
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