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<rant>I saw the new Hobbit movie. They apparently blew the entire budget animating Smaug, because the rest of the movie looked like total crap. The lighting was consistently bad, often to the point of severely breaking immersion. The set design seems to have been done by the company that makes those rubber shopping mall playgrounds. Them copious amounts of CG ranged anywhere between great (Smaug) and downright shameful (liquid gold that looked about appropriate for a 1990s TV show.) There were quite a few of these moments, where something was so obviously added in post that it's just painful to look at. Sometimes this even happens among the main characters, since they obviously went the lazy route and green-screened them together, rather than the meticulous forced perspective shots in Lord of the Rings. For some reason, they tried to pack in an over the top action sequence at least once every five minutes, even though they added nothing to the overall story and completely wrecked the pacing. Remember Legolas's acrobatics in Lord of the Rings? That's pretty much all he does in this movie, just cranked up to 11. Despite being an almost 3 hour movie, the whole thing still felt frantic and rushed. Even the shots of scenery move way too fast and cut frequently. I will say that everything about Smaug was excellent, especially the voice. Also, I saw the movie at 48 fps which I still think is great, though it does take away the normal "cinematic" look you'd get with a 24fps movie.
Overall impression: 4/10, total uninspired crap. I'm just giving it those points because the original story was good (where you can even see it behind all the padding) and the excellent portrayal of Smaug. Peter Jackson, what has happened to you?
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As far as good movies, I saw the new Madoka movie a couple weeks ago. I wasn't expecting all that much beyond awesome animation since the series seemed to wrap everything up, but it was surprisingly good. So good, it's completely surpassed the original series in every way. I'd actually rate it as one of the best (if not the best) movies I've ever seen. Definitely a YMMV thing though, since not everyone would really get it (both plot-wise and context-wise.)
Overall impression: 4/10, total uninspired crap. I'm just giving it those points because the original story was good (where you can even see it behind all the padding) and the excellent portrayal of Smaug. Peter Jackson, what has happened to you?
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As far as good movies, I saw the new Madoka movie a couple weeks ago. I wasn't expecting all that much beyond awesome animation since the series seemed to wrap everything up, but it was surprisingly good. So good, it's completely surpassed the original series in every way. I'd actually rate it as one of the best (if not the best) movies I've ever seen. Definitely a YMMV thing though, since not everyone would really get it (both plot-wise and context-wise.)
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