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So is the general consensus that The Hobbit is kinda shitty?
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True fans will like it a lot, but people who are only mild fans of LOTR will be disappointed. There's a lot of backstory for certain characters and some set-up for the next two films in the series. In my opinion its perfect for a cinema voyage for a true cinematic experience. As for Smaug, he's supposed to look like a typical western-style Dragon. If he was a long asian style dragon it would completely go against the entire feel of Lord of the Rings. Anyway hey, look at Skyrim. Their dragons aren't exactly revolutionary either. Even looking at Dragonheart, Reign of Fire, D-Wars, they're all western-style dragons. Can't really recall many eastern-style dragons in live action films.
I saw Green Lantern today. I actually really enjoyed it, the sci-fi was a nice angle and the dialogue was pretty funny in parts. I know some super hero movies are a bit lame, but overall this was one of the better ones.
I've been catching up on Homeland Series 1, it's quite thrilling and also quite harrowing at the same time. This show just has this weird spy vibe that just doesn't go away. It's very compelling.
I watched a bit of Akira but it wasn't really my thing. The future was a bit too gritty and I didn't really liked the direction the plot was going. Also Evan Almighty was crap. Didn't find it funny and think the plot itself was just plain bad.
Sometimes with these "mixed reviews" films you really have to take a chance, especially if it's something you really care for or have heard good things about. Also if you hear about a popular TV show, you may want to check out the first episode. I did that with a few things like Breaking Bad and The Mentalist and was pleasantly surprised.