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I'm reading the Weta Chronicles book, and mostly it is "OMG, PRETTY!", but there are a few things I wanted to mention:

Mostly the book is the evolution of concept art for various costumes and places. It's funny: some of the dwarves have two sketches. Bofur has approximately eleventy billion. There are notes about how the motifs in Thorin's stuff are mirrored in Kili and Fili. BASICALLY I LOVE IT.

There are also interesting scenes we haven't got yet, either because they were left out or because their time has not yet come. For example, Dan Hannah played Gerontius Took at one of the Old Took's birthday parties, specifically the one where BabyHobbit!Bilbo met Gandalf. To that, I can only say: we wants it, precious.

There's also a cool note about the locket Gloin wears, which apparently contains a picture of his wife and of Gimli. This is ten kinds of cool, but leads me to a point about dwarf humour that I'm probably going to complain about later. To wit:

Legolas: Who is that hideous creature?
Gloin: That's my wife.

...is an excellent example of something that is not funny. Well, it's funny, unfortunately, but it's not the nice kind of funny.

Legolas: Who is that hideous creature?
Gloin: That's my son.

...on the other hand, is about fifteen kinds of funny. Just saying.

There's also a two page spread of the Dwarves' boots. And so, so much weaponry. And I haven't even had time to get to the wizards, the elves, the maps, the burglar contract or any of the locations yet!

Basically it's an expensive beautiful book that I do not regret buying at 40% off even one tiny bit.

Thursday. I can go again on Thursday.

Date: 2012-12-20 01:55 pm (UTC)
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I saw it in 2D, and I'm going back to the HFR tonight, so I don't know yet. But I am sure I'll find out!

Date: 2012-12-20 01:59 pm (UTC)
shadadukal: (LOTR : young Bilbo)
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I don't think I'll be seeing it in 2D in theater as I'll be seeing it in 2D once I have it at home. I really wish my usual cinema had the HFR 3D because it looked better than the regular 3D to me. But paying €12.5 again to see it thus... :(

So basically I'm asking whether other people can see the vast improvement HFR gives 3D. As Elijah said in one of the V-logs, it's like you're in it.

Date: 2012-12-20 02:01 pm (UTC)
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That's what I've been telling people. It's like you're THERE.

Date: 2012-12-20 02:05 pm (UTC)
shadadukal: (LOTR : Balin)
From: [personal profile] shadadukal
I'm actually getting sick of the regular 3D because the HFR 3D was so gorgeous by comparison but it means paying more than twice the price that I can otherwise get so I can't do it really. Maybe if they still have it in HFR after Christmas, I'll go one last time in HFR.

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