The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug support thread.

[elvet]

I am going to quote something Zigur said in another thread.

I don't understand TORN. I've occasionally considered joining, but like equivalent major forums for other things it seems to me to be the kind of place where if you don't follow the herd you can expect to a) get ignored (if you're lucky) or more likely b) get metaphorically dragged out into the street and shot by people whose self esteem is so abysmal they can't tolerate people having different opinions to their own for fear that doing so will invalidate and annihilate their own identity.

Thank god this doesn't happen here.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by elvet

I am going to quote something Zigur said in another thread.

Thank god this doesn't happen here.

The Barrow-Downs has a strong discussion tradition, seen also in the name of the forum. I would never say different opinions aren't tolerated here; rather, they are talked about and debated, and believe or not, you're not the only one who likes the films.

I know this comment is a double edged sword again (I suppose you just can't avoid them), but seeing the two Hobbit films (which I personally didn't like) has made me appreciate the LOTR films a lot more.

[NogrodtheGreat]

People of diverse opinion ARE welcome on this site and frequently contribute pro-movie points of view. The difference is that more critical points of view are also proffered in response and so a critical discussion is allowed to take place.

TORN, on the other hand, is a site that is heavily invested in PJ's vision of M-e. Most of the posters are PJ enthusiasts and shout down at those with differing opinions.

[Morsul the Dark]

I loved the original trilogy movies, they actually got me to read the books.

Then I watched the UJ and if it was the first of two movies it would have been dead perfect But because it was the first of three the pacing seemed way off. I have serious reservations about seeing DoS but I'm probably going to be seeing it Christmas because my mom wants to see it so when me and the wife go over we'll probably go see it with her.

I am one of a few here that give PJ quite a long leash when it comes to the films because knowing the book I know how hard it is to make them work as movies.

All this though amounts to I can't praise a movie I haven't seen but going off what I've seen I'm not overly excited.