A Big Ol' Fan Has Seen "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

[tyellas]

Last night, I reprised something from 10 years ago by seeing a Wellington-first-public showing of a Tolkien film by Peter Jackson at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington. How time flies

Comments

[ithilwen]

FINALLY someone has said something that actually makes me want to see this movie! I was so unenthusiastic, I thought I was going to have to turn my Tolkien Geek fan card in. (Although I did like the glimpses of Gandalf and Thorin I saw in the trailers.)

Guess maybe I should look at snagging some tickets for this weekend before they all sell out!

[tyellas]

We've all been on the fence about this one, haven't we? I really need to see the 2D version before I have a final opionion. But yes, 2D only.

[ithilwen]

I took your advice, and was glad I did. The movie looks superb in 2-D, and I saved money. Can't beat that!

[teaforme]

I mostly agree, although they kind of had me with the YouTube trailer where they sang Misty Mountains.

[ithilwen]

The "Misty Mountains" song was great, as was the depiction of Thorin in the trailer, but for some reason it just didn't grab me as much as the trailer for "Fellowship" did. Which is fine, as the movie TOTALLY won me over!