Random Topic V3

[Iceking]

Back from seeing The Desolation of Smaug. Benedict Cumberbatch nailed Smaug perfectly both in voice and spirit in my opinion.

[Evil Eye]

I was so relieved they didn't screw that up. I had other problems with the movie, but Smaug had me captivated every time he was on screen.

[Iceking]

My mom liked the movie, but said that she felt it was kind of like a video game.

[Doc 42]

Smaug was pretty great yeah. I can see your mom's point in a way. The pace was pretty nonstop crazy hectic

[Evil Eye]

That and Legolas + Tauriel did do a lot of... videogaming... around, in every action scene they had.

[Doc 42]

Legolas definitely using sv_cheats 1.
The dwarves were all camping too

[Evil Eye]

They only beat the spiders cause they were standbying little f*cks.

[Iceking]

I like how they kept from the LOTR trilogy Legolas killing enemies in style.

[C S]

Well its a prequel, isn't it? He hadn't developed those skillz yet.

[Iceking]

Went to see the movie again with my dad today. When we decided what showing we would see, we found out when we got the tickets that we were going to the 3-d showing.

[Evil Eye]

I honestly wasn't bothered by the 48fps at all. My eyes adjusted within about 5-10 minutes. The 3D probably bothered me more, in fact.

[Doc 42]

High Frame rate wasn't available here. Do you think it made it any better actually?

[Evil Eye]

Overall, yes, I do. I think it should become the standard, in fact, now that we have the means.

There were a couple things about it that bothered me though... I wasn't a fan of how Jackson opted for more CGI in The Hobbit, as opposed to LOTR, in which the majority of fake things were prosthetics and set pieces. The 48fps seemed to magnify the 'cartoony' effect/fakeness of the CGI slightly (might've even just been because 48fps has more clarity), which I didn't care for.

The only other thing that sort of took me out of the movie was when the camera would pan across a shot slowly. It's hard to explain, but when your gaze naturally moves from one spot to another, it doesn't move at a steady pace or keep a consistent focus, taking in everything between points A and B. When the camera pans, it does, and it messes with your eyes when they follow it. That's always a problem in film, to some extent, but the higher frame rate (again) magnified the effect to a much more noticeable degree, IMO.

[Doc 42]

I see. That's pretty interesting, thanks.

[Iceking]

I'll be having christmas dinner tomorrow due to my mom having to work the two days after.

[The Kingpin]

cool.

Meanwhile, I'm still going through final exams. finished three of four. the last one is a 10 minute presentation on OCD on Saturday...after that, freedom for just under a month.


of course, it being a presentation on Saturday, that means I am virtually on holiday already. The powerpoint that goes with it won't take more than half a day to prepare properly, and the presentation itself won't be difficult so long as I know the material, which I already do. So yeah...more or less free already.

Anyone up for Civ V? Or posting?

[Evil Eye]

I will post without restraint if Civ V means what I think it does... and happens.

[C S]

I'm being festive.

[Turbo Tyrannophonic]

Merry Christmas ya'll.

[Doc 42]

I'd be up for Civ V, and this is a post