The Hobbit

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#585
March 05, 2012, 06:33:07 AM
Quote from: turtlesrock on December 23, 2011, 04:58:44 PM
i saw a commercial for this today. mom says i should read the book first, has anyone else here read it? is it good?
The Hobbit is better than the Lord of the Ring. LOTR is a very, very, painstakingly slow read. I can count on one hand the number of people I know that actually read it cover to cover without taking months long breaks between some of the chapters.

Jobydrone

#586
March 05, 2012, 06:51:59 AM
Quote from: X on March 05, 2012, 06:33:07 AM
Quote from: turtlesrock on December 23, 2011, 04:58:44 PM
i saw a commercial for this today. mom says i should read the book first, has anyone else here read it? is it good?
The Hobbit is better than the Lord of the Ring. LOTR is a very, very, painstakingly slow read. I can count on one hand the number of people I know that actually read it cover to cover without taking months long breaks between some of the chapters.
Well, now, come on, agh...choke...this post is bait if I've ever seen it...

I'll agree the Hobbit is a more accessible read.  You can finish it in a day or two, and it is definitely much more appropriate for younger readeers than the LOTR trilogy.  But "better" is so subjective.  I totally devoured the LOTR trilogy in my early high school years for the first time, and have read them over and over again in the years since then and it certainly didn't take me months to do so.  Once you are invested in and excited about the world of Middle Earth, I would not describe any part of the experience of reading those books painstaking. 
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal."  -Groucho Marx

Meds

#587
March 05, 2012, 06:53:09 AM
The Hobbit is a childrens book. No way of getting around it which is why it easy to read.  The Lord of the Rings is obviously a bit more heavy going but like everything if its your cup of tea then you will fly through it. Its certainly not as complex as say The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro.

davekill

#588
March 05, 2012, 06:57:44 AM
The trilogy is most enjoyable if your not in a hurry to get through it.

As for the movies, the rich history created in the books might work in a miniseries but not practical for the movies.
I liked Tom Bobadil but I can see why it was necessary to cut him out.

Rico

#589
March 05, 2012, 08:44:15 AM
I didn't have any trouble reading the LOTR book trilogy.  But I've pretty much always have enjoyed reading both SF and fantasy tales.  The Hobbit is certainly an easier, shorter, quicker read. 

davekill

#590
March 05, 2012, 09:02:00 AM
The invented histories of the races was most believable and necessary.

Babylon 5 has a strong Lord Of The Rings influence.
Rangers and Shadows - plenty shared mythology.

JMS was so bold as to create a sequel movie to his B5 series, Legend Of The Rangers - 'LOTR'

"Rangers in Space!" Works for me :)

Bromptonboy

#591
March 14, 2012, 11:20:52 AM
Pete

Feathers

#592
March 14, 2012, 11:25:38 AM
Yes, that's a pretty sad story. Getting sued after twenty years seems a bit late. Maybe they ought not have put the Elijah Wood picture up but it still feels very heavy handed.

I know it's unnusual here but I don't have a podcast of my own.

Meds

#593
March 14, 2012, 02:07:59 PM
Oh it's ridiculous to be doing that to a small pub. We have a pub in the village I used to live in called Moseley, Tolkien actually lived there and the idea of the shire comes from that area and a pub was refused application of a relation name. I'd just drop a b if i was them lol.

Jobydrone

#594
April 14, 2012, 10:06:42 AM
I'm thrilled right now. I read like the first eight or nine pages of The Hobbit to my daughter last night before bed, and today during "quiet time" she picked it back up to read on her own.  Oh I hope she falls in love with it like I did!
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal."  -Groucho Marx

ChrisMC

#595
April 14, 2012, 10:16:42 AM
Awesome. This was my first somewhat "grown-up" book when I was a young kid. Lotta good memories attached to it.
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Rico

#596
April 25, 2012, 08:37:06 AM
Some interesting news here and some early reactions to the 48 fps tech Peter Jackson is using for the films.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57420795-10391698/the-hobbit-sneak-peek-gets-mixed-reaction-from-critics/

Bryancd

#597
April 25, 2012, 08:55:43 AM
I wonder if they saw the 2D or 3D version and how that could affect the experience of a high frame rate?

Bryancd

#598
April 25, 2012, 10:32:02 AM
Ah, I found out it was 3D footage. Apparently the faster frame rate eliminates the mpotion blurring and eye strain often associated with 3D filming but makes the image too clear and smooth so it looks like video tape, at least according to some.

Meds

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June 06, 2012, 09:45:44 AM
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