I got the fever now.

http://i.imgur.com/UaUlD.jpg

We've come a long way.

http://www.scififx.com/wp-content/up.../11/gollum.jpg

Here is another review that talks about what was added that was not in the book itself:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...p-of-the-ring/

Regarding Azog, and I haven't seen the movie yet, there was some speculation that Azog has been reincarnated to explain the time difference for when he appears in Tolkien's timeline. This is rationalized because Sauron is known as "The Necromancer" in the Hobbit. A Necromancer is a wizard that animates the dead. Has anyone who has seen the movie give their impressions of Azog and the possibility he is a reanimated orc by Sauron/Necromancer?

Nothing to that allusion at all. However, Sauron is definitely the source of the Necromancer. In fact, it is obvious that Azog is painfully alive and not reanimated in any fashion. He has all the scars, wounds, and pains of a living being.

Thanks, can't wait to go see the film.

LMAO

Alright I really have no idea what I'm talking about with kind of stuff. But is this 48 GPS something that you get used to? Because I remember watching a DVD that I've seen a million times and then watching it on a 120hz tv for the first time and wondering WTF was going on with the picture

It's 48 FPS. Frames per second is the number of video frames (one frame is like a still image) shown per second during the movie. Football is often broadcast at 60 FPS or 30 FPS, for example. Depends on the network.

And I'm guessing people will get used to it eventually. It's just a little jarring from what I hear.

More frames is never a bad thing.

Oops yeah I meant FPS..autocorrect on the phone

It is not LOTR, but it is beautiful. You can tell the story was meant for a younger audience to catch on as well, but it was a very good movie.

I just got back. It was absolutely awesome. If they keep it up, the Hobbit trilogy will surpass LOTR in my opinion.

The 48 is definitely something people have to get used to. It did indeed make it seem like a cross between a BBC show and a high quality PS3 game. But the sharpness is unbeatable, the 3D impeccable, the contrast ratio is ridiculous, and any long shots of nature or cityscape is breathtaking. I definitely suggest seeing it in both formats (24 and then 48).

Took my kids tonight... this was their first exposure to JRRRRRRRR Tolkien's work. My son was blown away... my daughter was a bit creeped out... Some of those trolls, orcs and goblins... along with "Whatever the ****" Gollum is... kinda gross, but overall definitely a beautiful movie. My kids want to watch LOTR now.

Gollum(Smeagal) is a Stoor hobbit(the kind that lives near water, like the Brandybucks) that has changed physically over his vastly extended lifespan due to the corruption of the Ring.

(in case you really wanted to know...)