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The Hobbit in 48fps : a triumph !

I had first seen the Hobbit in regular 3D and thought that despite having many flaws, it was a subjugating success. And I really thought critics got it wrong. I ddin't dare to see it in 48fps reading poor review of it saying it was like a BBC soap opera, that the CGI (wargs were cited) were looking ridiculous and they running around where ridiculous... and then I saw it. And I just don't know what reviewers smoked when they said that but for me the 48fps was a absolute triumph in the last part of the film. Not to say I didn't like it in the first part, because in fact many flat moment in 24fps, many surprisingly wrong-timed jokes, all those little moments of bad continuity I felt at first viewing found an explanation. Every gap there is in the rythm in the 24fps finds its way to a homerun in the 48fps verison. Of course it does look weird but as Peter Jackson said, your eyes adapt quite easily to the situation. All was nice and fun until they enter the troll cave and from those 25 last minutes I thought this was an absolute triumph. The troll scene, including Gollum scene, and leading to the battle with Azog was a magnificent new cinematographic window in its own right. I don't know what was all the fuzz with the 48fps being awful and stuff, I don't know why so many critics didn't like this film, but after two views I know that this is a gigantic piece of escapism that explore a new window into cinema. It never looked that good and it never looked that immersive. The editing is just so precise and so well thought can't miss anything relevant. The acting was far more better in 48fps (almost as if it was rehearsed for it) and three years from now, I expect the critics to have swallowed their tongues. The Hobbit is amagnificent piece of entertainement !
Cédric Vanvelthem
12-27-2012 04:59 PM

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Matt Hastings

Matt Hastings

48 fps isn't meant for everyone but that being said I thought it was great seeing it in that format. It really was the superior film viewing experience.

Jan 10 - 09:01 PM

Matthew Preston

Matthew Preston

48 fps was a triumph...a triumph of shit.



Jan 7 - 11:47 AM

Sam Steel

Sam Steel

Yeh while your at it I 'spose you could critisize colour and sound too :)

I heard they were a little 'too real' was it? XD

Jan 10 - 03:51 PM

hollis m.

hollis mills

ahhh i wish your comeback was more trolling, i hate this guy

Jan 10 - 04:15 PM

The.Watcher

The Watcher

Yes, the 48 was a revelation for me. However, I do admit that the first 20 minutes or so was torture. Since movies don't actually move (they're pictures played at fast speed), our brains automatically fill in the missing movement to give the illusion of smoothness, and that is how we are conditioned to watch films.

The human eye needs about 50 frames per second to see things fluidly. Granted, the real world has a much higher framerate (it actually does have a framerate, or at least in relation to the human mind), but when watching a movie, 50 frames should give the appearance of absolute smooth motion.

So for the first 20 minutes, my eyes and brain were trying compensate for perceived gaps in smoothness of the image that simply weren't there. What ended up happening is that my eyes were compensating for a completely smooth motion, making everything appear to be in fast forward.

After the 20 minutes, though, they adjusted and I had no more problems. Then the movie became fucking incredible! I have never seen anything so smooth, completely devoid of jitter, lag and screen-tears. That part where everyone falls into the Goblin kingdom was like being on a roller coaster. Complete vertigo. I walked out of the theatre wishing every single movie was like this.

It also helped that I absolutely loved the Hobbit (more than Fellowship), the characters were immediately like-able, more Gandalph, Martin as Bilbo was spectacular, the graphics were awesome and the stakes were more personal, so they had a bigger emotional resonance. The one thing I dinged it for is that I thought it was far too short. Not even 3 hours is too little time for the LOTR universe. I hope they release an extended version like with the previous trilogy.

Jan 6 - 06:53 PM

hollis m.

hollis mills

no

Jan 6 - 07:04 PM

Cédric Vanvelthem

Cédric Vanvelthem

Thanks for picking this up The Watcher. I've seen it a third time since and will try to get two or three more times in 48fps. In fact, I don't dare seeing it in 24fps now, even the dvdscreener going around, I won't bother. The more you see this film the more it's high likebaility jumps from the screen. When all is said and done and this will be a ten hours film, this will be a classic. The troll cave really shrimps everything that's been done in any cgi action ever done. And the Azog battle ia a very worthy climax. Considering its lenght, when you adore fantasy as I do (and you too), I can honestly say it's not too long, it takes time for everything. It's not the best movie of the year but certainly the most beautiful of the year. It retains so much heart, so much confidence in its direction. Keep the trend happening.

Jan 7 - 11:29 AM

Edi Martinovi?

Edi Martinovi?

I agree. It looked very good in my opinion!

Jan 3 - 02:52 AM

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