Finally saw it tonight too. Regular 2D. I thought the film looked incredible. Seems to me a bundle of post-production effects work went into every shot. Everything had a, well, fantastical look to it. A vibrancy of colour that made things seem so fantasy real. If that makes sense. The models looked so much better too, as if someone in an effects dept figured out you should try and balance the colours and lighting of all elements; make them blend together. It also seemed like they gave the Gollum scenes extra time on the render farm as he looked so fucking real, especially while perched on his rock as he was losing the riddle game. Incredible. The smoothing on all the old cunts looked so much better than the plastic Dude from Tron. Maybe a touch overboard on Saraumon; Lee's forehead looked smoother than a Lego mini-figure.
I loved the start of the movie. Set the tone so well. Take your time to get going if you've got nine hours of a movie about a bunch of people going for a long walk. Saying that, come the end I was ready. That last cliffhanger felt like it was dragged out longer than the end of ROTK EE.
I loved the start of the movie. Set the tone so well. Take your time to get going if you've got nine hours of a movie about a bunch of people going for a long walk. Saying that, come the end I was ready. That last cliffhanger felt like it was dragged out longer than the end of ROTK EE.
