Re: Critics review 'An Unexpected Journey'

by Norc Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:14 pm

yeah. smoked salmon wo\ith scrambled eggs on warm toast and melted butter.... yum.

Critics review 'An Unexpected Journey' - Page 14 Tumblr_inline_mfv97gL56H1r1sle5

Critics review 'An Unexpected Journey' - Page 14 Tumblr_inline_mfv97gL56H1r1sle5

by CC12 35 Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:17 pm

Where's the upchuck emoticon? Rolling Eyes

by MeikoElektra Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:45 am

Yum!! Love salmon! But even better - eggs hemingway, which is smoked salmon, spinach and poached egg on buttery toast, topped with hollandaise sauce and cracked pepper. Mmmmmmmm...

The mister wants to go see The Hobbit too - I've known him for years and years and never even knew he loved Lord of the Rings! Shocked

So we can take turns - I'll babysit while he goes and he can babysit while I go. Would be nice if we could experience it together but oh well.

Friends just came back from seeing it, they said it was brilliant. Had a mad chat with one of them about the Bakshi cartoon (he's 15, I didn't even know that anyone born after the 80s had seen it Razz

).

by Norc Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:56 am

well.. I've seen it ^^ but my dad remembers going to the theatre and seeing it-- weird.

by Mrs Figg Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:51 pm

Thanderpants is hot. he's kind of an Art Nouveau Lucius Malfoy.

by widfara Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:11 pm

Can anyone shed any light on why the elves were assembled on the slopes above Dale?

It looked like Sitting Bull and the Sioux about to sweep down on the 7th Cavalry.

by Ringdrotten Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:21 pm

I should like to find that out too. One of the worst parts of the film in my opinion Mad

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:25 pm

Because PJ is an idiot. Nod

by Mrs Figg Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:58 pm

by RA Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:43 pm

widfara wrote:Can anyone shed any light on why the elves were assembled on the slopes above Dale?

I think Jackson is trying to build up the feud between Thorin and Thranduil. Maybe to add tension or something dumb for when the two meet.

by chris63 Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:06 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/dislike-peter-jacksons-em_b_2342591.html

by David H Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:09 pm

If I were an elf and I heard there was going to be a battle between dwarves and a dragon, I know I'd be up in the bleachers eating popcorn and making side bets. Cool

From the look on Thranduil's face as he turned away, I figure he'd bet heavily on the Dwarves.... Razz

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:11 pm

re Huffington post article-

Anyone who claims to know Tolkien better than their peers and then calls his work an allegory does not deserve even my contempt! Mad

by RA Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:16 pm

The author is relying quite heavily on the notion that Jackson just knows more about Tolkien and Middle Earth than we do and we should just trust him. That's the vibe I got from the article.
A very weak argument. Too many appeals to false authority. The way he deflects the criticism about character development is just to say the previous trilogy wasn't good at that either.

by Mrs Figg Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:37 pm

how very dare he! Mad

by RA Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:53 pm

I'm not annoyed at what he's saying, so much as how he's trying to argue it.

by leelee Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:58 am

David H wrote:If I were an elf and I heard there was going to be a battle between dwarves and a dragon, I know I'd be up in the bleachers eating popcorn and making side bets.

From the look on Thranduil's face as he turned away, I figure he'd bet heavily on the Dwarves....

I would be in the bleachers too , I feel so tired. And I love pop corn. But as soon as the dragon started his cruelty
I'd be down there fighting him. I don;t want him to hurt anyone So he has to go. pale

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by David H Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:32 am

leelee wrote:
I would be in the bleachers too , I feel so tired. And I love pop corn. But as soon as the dragon started his cruelty
I'd be down there fighting him. I don;t want him to hurt anyone So he has to go.

I have a hard time imagining you slaying a dragon, Leelee, no matter how badly he was behaving. Shocked

It's easier to imagine you speaking firmly to him and telling him to behave himself. Very Happy

by halfwise Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:10 am

David H wrote:If I were an elf and I heard there was going to be a battle between dwarves and a dragon, I know I'd be up in the bleachers eating popcorn and making side bets.

From the look on Thranduil's face as he turned away, I figure he'd bet heavily on the Dwarves....

David, I think you came up with the only possible solution that could make that scene palatable to me.

by chris63 Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:48 am

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Tolkien-Nerds-Guide-to-The-Hobbit--185546102.html

by leelee Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:20 am

David H wrote:
leelee wrote:
I would be in the bleachers too , I feel so tired. And I love pop corn. But as soon as the dragon started his cruelty
I'd be down there fighting him. I don;t want him to hurt anyone So he has to go.

I have a hard time imagining you slaying a dragon, Leelee, no matter how badly he was behaving.

It's easier to imagine you speaking firmly to him and telling him to behave himself.

No no I did not say I would slay him but as he was going to slay my friends he would have to go Else where and not bother my friendsl Talking very firmly would not work or he would not have killed happily so many So I would stop him the best I could and hope the elves and others ,namely Gandalf would put him somewhere he could not hurt othersl

by Mrs Figg Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:38 pm

I dont want them to kill Smaug. S.O.Smaug

by **Orwell** Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:39 pm

Just got home from seeing it again. Liked more of it than I did last time. Maybe I'm getting mellow with age. Really like the first third, back at Bag End up the the troll scene. After that, I find some bits a bit more hard to digest. Why they throw down their swords only to be put on a spit by the trolls still aggravates me though! As compensation, I actually like Radagast and his rabbits! Go figure! Shocked

Oh yes, I did not mind the ending this time, as expecting it I could enjoy it more. It didn't seem so abrupt this time.

by halfwise Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:00 pm

Yeah, I was more accepting of it the second time too, same thing happened in LoTR. But placidly enjoying bunny sleds?! There's principles involved, you know!

by Mrs Figg Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:05 pm

yeah you tell im Halfy.