What movie did you see today?

[Ominous Gamer]

Premiered last night, no? How'd you get to see it?

Thought premieres were celebrity-invite-type events ...

Its been showing at invite screenings (promo events where media channels hand out 4 tickets for every seat), since Monday. The world premiere was last month.
I'll be seeing it tomorrow night, I wanted to see it tonight at the official US midnight launch, but Brandy reminded me I have 3 kids I have to plan 3 hour movies around

[Timbuk2]

I saw the Hobbit last night, as well. Decided to see it in HFR 3D for my first viewing. This was the first time I could sit through a 3D movie without getting a migraine. I guess those extra frames per second really do ease the strain on the eyes. It was definitely a unique experience. The picture seemed so clear and realistic that at times it seemed almost fake, if that makes any sense. It takes some getting used to, but if you go into it without expectations, I think you'll be surprised.

Remarks of the 48 fps over 24fps that Jackson used for this are very similar to yours; it seems 'fake', somehow. 24fps, the norm, just seems grittier and more real.

Some expert also remarked that it is new, it's not what we're used to, but that's all it will take, us just to get used to it. Then it will be the norm, and we'll be better off for it; crisper, cleaner visuals.

As for the story, it's the Hobbit - Peter Jackson loves Middle Earth, so you know he's not going to screw it up. Some of the added scenes seemed a little superfluous, but I did not care. I sat there for almost three hours eating it up. I probably would have sat there for twice that time and still not had enough! The 'Riddles in the Dark' scene was especially good. They need to create a special category in the Oscars to recognize Andy Serkis' contribution to these movies. He was brilliant! Also, Martin Freeman was perfect as Bilbo. In fact, all the casting was spot on in my opinion.

Thanks for the comments.

Jackson had his heart set on Freeman as Bilbo. It almost never happened, Freeman was contracted into a BBC production he couldn't get out of when filming was due to take place on the Hobbit. Jackson made the decision to delay filiming by many months just to get Freeman ...

Its been showing at invite screenings (promo events where media channels hand out 4 tickets for every seat), since Monday. The world premiere was last month.
I'll be seeing it tomorrow night, I wanted to see it tonight at the official US midnight launch, but Brandy reminded me I have 3 kids I have to plan 3 hour movies around

Hmmm ...

My other half has no interest in it whatsoever. I am trying to think of bribes and methods of gentle coercion. I would (and may have to) go and see it by myself, but, as with anything, the experience is greater shared.

[evenstar]

My other half has no interest in it whatsoever. I am trying to think of bribes and methods of gentle coercion. I would (and may have to) go and see it by myself, but, as with anything, the experience is greater shared.

Yeah, my honey doesn't particularly care for Tolkien, especially The Hobbit - he thinks it's too childish. However, he said that since I had been waiting for this movie for so long, he wanted to be there to experience it with me. In the end, he loved it, too.