Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NOT SO PRECIOUSSSSS: It seems that early reaction to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been rather mixed, with particularly mixed reaction to the high frame rate version that some theatres will present. Given that, studios seem to have made a rash decision to pile up all their big releases for from the 19th-25th. This weekend, we have only the terrible-looking Gerard Butler soccer movie and next weekend only The Hobbit as a new wide release. In contrast, between December 19 and 25, we have SEVEN new wide releases, plus several interesting limited releases for Oscar play--Zero Dark Thirty, The Impossible, Not Fade Away--and, I'm assuming, further expansion of a few other Oscar hopefuls (most notably, Silver Linings Playbook). Admittedly, I'm still behind (likely fare this weekend is Lincoln and perhaps a trip to Bring It On: The Musical before it closes), but isn't there room here?
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I have heard VERY bad things about The Hobbit, but I do still plan to see it. Kinda hoping for a screener, but I'm guessing I won't get one. The biggest complaint I've heard is that it's just straight up boring, but as I recall, the book kind of was for a bit, too. It's been a while since I read it.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for all three to come out. I'm not falling for this trick anymore.
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