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<blockquote data-quote="jbear" data-source="post: 6145126" data-attributes="member: 75065"><p>I didn't like Dark Crystal much (It didn't make my list but I have seen it). And anyone who prefers Harry Hausen's movies to the Hobbit ... well ... not much to say about that.</p><p></p><p>As for adaptations ... The Last Airbender is a good example of a bad adaptation. The animated series is full of humour which really makes the entire story. In the movie the characters completely lose this dimension. The acting is weak. The movie falls flat long before you look at whether or not the bending looks cool or not.</p><p></p><p>When I think about the X-men ... I am also a fan of x-men comics and have read more than a few in my time ... and when I think about the movies, again where I feel the movies don't cut it is with the characters. Compare those characters to Iron Man or any of the characters involved in the Avengers. They work because the portrayal of the characters is cool.</p><p></p><p>The main characters in the Hobbit ... Bilbo: Fantastic ... The Dwarves: Fantastic ... Gollum: Fantastic ...</p><p></p><p>I am a fan of LotR and the Hobbit and the fantasy genre in general, as I assume are most people here at ENWorld. The character portrayal in the Hobbit so far has been great (from where I am standing), the movie was entertaining and enjoyable ... what is to complain about? I say nothing.</p><p></p><p>As those who disliked the movie are so vocal, I have decided to be equally vocal in my disagreement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbear, post: 6145126, member: 75065"] I didn't like Dark Crystal much (It didn't make my list but I have seen it). And anyone who prefers Harry Hausen's movies to the Hobbit ... well ... not much to say about that. As for adaptations ... The Last Airbender is a good example of a bad adaptation. The animated series is full of humour which really makes the entire story. In the movie the characters completely lose this dimension. The acting is weak. The movie falls flat long before you look at whether or not the bending looks cool or not. When I think about the X-men ... I am also a fan of x-men comics and have read more than a few in my time ... and when I think about the movies, again where I feel the movies don't cut it is with the characters. Compare those characters to Iron Man or any of the characters involved in the Avengers. They work because the portrayal of the characters is cool. The main characters in the Hobbit ... Bilbo: Fantastic ... The Dwarves: Fantastic ... Gollum: Fantastic ... I am a fan of LotR and the Hobbit and the fantasy genre in general, as I assume are most people here at ENWorld. The character portrayal in the Hobbit so far has been great (from where I am standing), the movie was entertaining and enjoyable ... what is to complain about? I say nothing. As those who disliked the movie are so vocal, I have decided to be equally vocal in my disagreement. [/QUOTE]
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