Why do the Hobbit movies look so bad?

The Hobbit was shot in 3-D with an ultra high-speed camera for extra realism. People who saw it projected this way said that it gave them motion sickness. It was converted back to regular speed for most showings but that probably made a difference in the look. There was a general over-reliance on CGI.

Was the hobbit a flop?

The trilogy of Hobbit films may have been a massive box-office success, but fans were left very disappointed. On The Hobbit, there was no time whatsoever as Jackson jumped in for Guillermo del Toro after a year and a half of work.

Why is The Hobbit CGI so bad?

It all comes down to preproduction time. Since LOTR wasn’t well funded in the beginning due to very few people thinking it would work, they had to plan every detail , and CGI was so much more expensive back then. That’s why all of the extras have such detailed costumes.

Who is the best Hobbit?

Bilbo Baggins
But ultimately, there can only be one winner in the battle of the hobbits, and the undisputed champ has to be the original, the O.G., the bravest little hobbit of them all: Bilbo Baggins.

Why are Legolas eyes different in The Hobbit?

Due to technical mishaps involving Bloom’s contact lenses, in the films Legolas’ eye color sometimes changes between brown, purple, and blue. (In the director’s commentary of the Extended Edition, Peter Jackson admitted that they forget to put Bloom’s contacts in several times.)

Did LOTR use green screen?

It is explained comments made by Sir Ian McKellen in the commentary for An Unexpected Journey. Many of his scenes had to be filmed separately on entirely green screen sets. He spent huge chunks of the movie acting alone on sets which looked like this. It was enough to almost make him quit acting.

Did they use miniatures in The Hobbit?

It’s all done with CGI. Everything that we need to build, from a miniature point of view, we build as a CG miniature. I can now swoop in, over rooftops and through doorways.

Who is better Bilbo or Frodo?

, Tolkien reader for over thirty years. Frodo is only weak in the movies and only does what he does as the script dictates. In the books, he is much stronger and braver. His task is indeed the tougher and, unlike Bilbo, he wasn’t allowed to use the Ring to get out of tight spots.

Are the Hobbit movies better than The Lord of the Rings?

Nevertheless, the Hobbit movies never reached the same heights as the Lord of the Rings movies in terms of reviews. The weakest of the three movies from the original trilogy, according to Metacritic, is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but with an 87 rating, it is clearly still a beloved film amongst critics.

Should the Hobbit trilogy have been cut down to one movie?

The film should have been cut down to one three-hour or, at the most, two-hour movies. Filling up some extra minutes with some “Middle-Earth” background information is decent, but a lot of extra junk that is unnecessary is thrown into this trilogy, especially into the ‘Desolation of Smaug.’

Why is ‘The Hobbit’ bad?

Unfortunately, ‘The Hobbit’ series did not know what it wanted to be. It jumps between being the fun adventure that the book is to be a dark brooding setup for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Far too many extraneous side stories find their way into this overly long and bloated children’s story.

Is ‘The Hobbit’ The Last Goodbye?

And that’s saying nothing of the protracted production of what is now The Hobbit Trilogy. But, as Billy Boyd soothingly sings over the credits of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, it’s hard not to believe that this is actually The Last Goodbye.