I absolutely hated The Hobbit movies. I could not even bring myself to
watch the third installment. Someone else who found movies "spoiled by
an interminable running time, unengaging plot tangents and constant
narrative filibustering. What especially saddened me was how Bilbo (the supposed protagonist of the story) was rendered absent for large
portions?of the final two films", decided to edit the three films into
one by cutting out a lot of the non-cannonical, Jacksonesque fluff.
I just watched the 4+ hour movie on this rainy New Year's Day, and must
say I enjoyed it for the most part. I think it could have been pared
down a bit more, but this person did a rather remarkable job, and I
found it to be more seamless and professional than I expected it to be.
I suspect further cuts might have spoiled the continuity.
I downloaded the 6GB version, which took about 15 minutes. I had issues
with playing it through Torrent -- it kept buffering for about 5
seconds every 20-30 seconds or so. Very frustrating! I switched over to QuikTime, and though the resolution did not seem to be quite as good,
it solved the buffering issue. There's also a 2GB version that is lower resolution.
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The foregoing sentence has some editing issues relating also to
the content of the previous sentence (they may need combination
to be coherent).
As it is,it appears to say that Bilbo decided to edit the three
films (I suppose he might be looking for something to do in the
Undying Lands,but putting up with our world's twisted adaptations
of his life story seems a waste of his time to begin with).
I absolutely hated The Hobbit movies. I could not even bring myself to
watch the third installment. Someone else ...
decided to edit the three films into
one by cutting out a lot of the non-cannonical, Jacksonesque fluff.
https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com/
On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 21:22:03 -0500, Bill O'Meally wrote:
I absolutely hated The Hobbit movies. I could not even bring myself to
watch the third installment. Someone else ...
decided to edit the three films into
one by cutting out a lot of the non-cannonical, Jacksonesque fluff.
https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com/
Wow -- this edit dates back to 2015, but I had never heard of it.
I absolutely hated The Hobbit movies. I could not even bring myself to
watch the third installment. [...]
Someone else [...] decided to edit the three films into
one by cutting out a lot of the non-cannonical, Jacksonesque fluff.
https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com/
Bill O'Meally <omeallymd@geemail.com> writes, in part:
I absolutely hated The Hobbit movies. I could not even bring myself to
watch the third installment. [...]
I understand. You got one installment further than I did. :)
Someone else [...] decided to edit the three films into
one by cutting out a lot of the non-cannonical, Jacksonesque fluff.
https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com/
I watched some of it, and thought it was a definite improvement over the >original. Mind you, I didn't get through this version either - honestly,
I was surprised when I began to realize _The Hobbit_ just doesn't lend
itself well to film to begin with - but at least _this_ time I didn't
want to grab a letter-opener and stab whoever the hell was responsible
for Radagast, so that alone was a definite improvement over the
original. :)
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