A History of the Trouble with 'The Hobbit'
While by all accounts Wednesday's premiere was full of merriment, the journey of An Unexpected Journey has not been without its perils, many of which seem to be self-inflicted.
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Gone is the magic of the Lord of the Rings series; in comes an overworked use of technology that forces you to spend much of this long movie distracted by how dreadful everything looks. And Peter Jackson doesn't tell the story well enough to save this wan, distracted effort, for kids or adults.
While by all accounts Wednesday's premiere was full of merriment, the journey of An Unexpected Journey has not been without its perils, many of which seem to be self-inflicted.
This is the best news we've heard about the Hobbit trilogy yet: comedian Stephen Colbert is going to appear in either the second or third movie.
The bad idea that was rumored last week has now been confirmed: Peter Jackson's movie adaptation of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's first story in the Middle Earth universe, will be split into three films.
There's a rumor afoot that Peter Jackson and New Line are considering turning the upcoming The Hobbit films, originally planned as two installments, into a trilogy.
Peter Jackson wants to make three Hobbit movies because he is a modern super-villain that should be stopped; Marvel gives away the plot of the new Captain America movie; Jamie Foxx and Zack Snyder are separately bad at their respective jobs.
Peter Jackson debuted ten minutes of new Hobbit footage earlier this week, and a new presentation technique the director is using caused some to compare the look of the new material to a made-for-TV movie.
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