tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post6286625129149095493..comments2024-02-19T02:15:50.134-06:00Comments on Lara Lacombe: A non-Tolkien fan reviews The HobbitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-35040845185482059542012-12-20T22:07:46.764-06:002012-12-20T22:07:46.764-06:00I love me some Richard Armitage as well, but he wa...I love me some Richard Armitage as well, but he was all furry and covered up in this movie so you don't really get to see his handsome face. Oh well...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-77864255968692123772012-12-20T22:06:52.300-06:002012-12-20T22:06:52.300-06:00I figured liberties were taken [g] in the making o...I figured liberties were taken [g] in the making of the movie. I'm glad that as a Tolkien fan you enjoyed the movie--nothing worse than a book you love being butchered on film!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-52313075882127975052012-12-18T10:52:29.955-06:002012-12-18T10:52:29.955-06:00Not a Tolkien fan, haven't read the books, dis...Not a Tolkien fan, haven't read the books, disliked the animated Hobbit as a kid, sat through all three LOTR with my kids because they wanted me to, but I have no recollection of what any of it is about. Have no desire to see this one. Surprisingly, my son is eager to see it.<br /><br />I have a ton of online friends who have been anxiously awaiting the film due to one Mr. Richard Armitage of the BBC's Robin Hood fame. (Well, that's how I met said online friends.)<br /><br />Thanks for your writers take on the plot. Now I'm not worried about not seeing it.<br /><br />Jen FitzGeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746163660525324335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-32195248345468720792012-12-18T10:28:19.166-06:002012-12-18T10:28:19.166-06:00Okay, I'm back. First off, with the books, it&...Okay, I'm back. First off, with the books, it's perfectly possible to hate The Hobbit and love The Lord of the Rings - that's how DH feels.<br />I love hearing reviews from those who haven't read or don't remember [g] the books, because I always feel justified in nitpicking and complaining about the movie (Harry taking the Tube during the summer, anyone??).<br />So yea, the movie does make it seem as though Gandalf saves everything, doesn't it? But the book definitely makes it seem less so - for one thing, in the scene with the trolls, in the book, none of them knew Gandalf was there (as opposed to Bilbo catching sight of him in the movie). And the escape from the goblins' lair was less overtly Gandalf's doing in the books - more run & chase, less fighting.<br />One thing I always complain about is the stilted dialogue and lack of dialogue in the movies. Why can't the characters talk properly/naturally? Why can't we have some scenes of them sitting around the fire at nights, getting to know one another? Okay, they did it once, to explain some of Thorin's backstory - but they changed the backstory! For no reason that I could see...<br />Anyway, I'm really not the person to talk to about these things [g] I'm such a book fan.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-31266812942789320402012-12-17T13:46:05.656-06:002012-12-17T13:46:05.656-06:00Snort!Snort!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-25050746042203580202012-12-17T08:37:20.937-06:002012-12-17T08:37:20.937-06:00Also, my captcha word was 'poomysis' - a n...Also, my captcha word was 'poomysis' - a new disease perhaps?Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-91261410693741627862012-12-17T08:36:51.766-06:002012-12-17T08:36:51.766-06:00You don't like Tolkien????
Okay, sorry, I can...You don't like Tolkien????<br /><br />Okay, sorry, I can't read the rest of your post yet cos I haven't seen the movie. Will be back after this afternoon's viewing!<br /><br />But I've reread the Hobbit, and LOTR, and all his other writing a gazillion times. Hmm, perhaps I could recommend one of his other stories to you. Anyhow, I'll be back ;-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com