I was disappointed in last hobbit movie. The majority of the two and a half-hour film is the epic battle between the elves, dwarves, men, orcs and goblins. It’s an exhausting battle (and film) for a number of reasons. One: Unlike “Lord of the Rings,” characters are not written well enough to warrant any emotional involvement so there’s never any real threat. Two: The same scene throughout the battle happens over and over again; a character falls, the sound drops and we are forced to wait with bated breath for some kind of impaling. Then, of course, someone from behind slays the beast. Over and over again. Peter Jackson seems to have lost his way with this experiment in excess. “The Hobbit” films were originally to be directed by Guillermo del Toro and presented as two films. In hindsight, this is what should have happened. J.R.R. Tolkien’s original story is light and fun. It’s meant for children, unlike his later “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Jackson stripped Tolkien’s lightness and added so much unnecessary bloat. Think George Lucas’ tinkering with the “Star Wars” prequels. It appears there was nobody on hand in New Zealand to politely tell Peter Jackson to rein it in and that story must always come first. I kept being drawn to the music, and not in a good way. It was...out of place. Too Boston Symphony Modern. It clashed with ancient Middle Earth. I was bored inside Moria. The Elves were shallow instead of wise. The Grima Worm Tongue replacement was too much like 100 Disney movie villains. And there was no build up to the extra dangerous Orcs. Why were they dangerous? They fell like flies. Even the big ones. Couple of arrows -Boom. The other movies captured my imagination. This one, bored. foxnews/entertainment/2014/12/16/hobbit-battle-five-armies-is-disappointing-final-film/
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 01:34:20 +0000
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