True.

Lelli wrote:

MycroftHolmes wrote:

sounds so wrong

true... -.-
I was like "No... f****** way!" when I heard it on TV... but I think I'll have to get used to it...

Mattlocked wrote:

Search for an original version (OV or OmU); I'm doing the same right now. Not easy when you live in a small town.....

We live near a bigger city where there are English ones... but we can't go there just now... it needs a bit more planning and it's always so crowded because everyone wants to look the hobbit... We are going to watch it in English, no matter what!

Of course. And when we go watching it in english after that, we can forget the german-voice. 

I watched the trailer in English, and I really enjoyed Martin in Bilbos role. A few days ago there was a great article about him in our (swiss!!) newspaper and they talked about his fantastic way of acting... We are probably go to watch it on Monday (in German, first), and then in english, too. I just CAN'T wait to see our lovely Martin in his cuddly new role! 

tobeornot221b wrote:

And Martin is just - wow! Many similarities to John Watson (in furry feet and braces) - an "ordinary" person who gets drawn  into an adventure and proven his worth by saving his friends. Wonderful acting - to die for!

Sqweee!  Martin = John = Bilbo = John.  Makes my day!  I can't wait.

Oh my Rowling. I went to the midnight premiere last night and The Hobbit was freaking awesome! I could see a lot of John in Bilbo, but maybe that was just me being an obsessed little Sherlockian. So awesome. But now I need sleep. *trying to get through school day on three hours of sleep*

Found the TolkienTimes today at our local bookstore.
While I was driving home, hubby read one of the sentences to me:
"Mit fantastischer Detailtreue, irrsinnigen Effekten (spektakulär: Dominic Cumberbatch als Drache Smaug) und....."

I think I remember someone else made this mistake before. But I had to laugh so hard that I almost lost my way.

I loved The Hobbit! It was an enjoyable movie, especially since I got to see Martin Freeman all the time. But did anyone else see Benedict Cumberbatch's name in the credits or was it just me? I sCREAMED and kept on asking 'Where was he?! I didn't see him in the movie! But how?' Turns out he was the Necromancer. We barely saw him. But still, the thought of the two of them together in one film...

SusiGo wrote:

Martin's wonderful, his startled reactions often reminded me of "Sherlock".

I noticed that, too... He seemed to use the same puzzled looks for Baggins as he uses for Watson.

I enjoyed the movie. We saw it with the 48 frames per second with 3D, and with some fancy RDX sound (or something like that). I'm not sure I noticed a difference about the sound, but I really appreciated the 48 frames per second in the action scenes - things were much clearer than with 24 frames per second. I didn't find the 3D added much, though.

Just returned, too.
I think I didn't close my mouth until the end.
I really loved Martin's facial expressions - as always. On our way back home we agreed, that it's not Bilbo or John he uses them for - it is Martin!
Loved the scene in the house, the scene with Gollum, the landscapes........
Didn't mind if it's 3D or not, but in my opinion it actually made the film even better. I ducked a lot! 

Great. We will go there again. Maybe original version then.

I would really like to watch it, but our local cinema here only shows it in 3D. I can't see 3D properly because my left eye is damaged, and I don't want to buy an expensive ticket to watch three hours of a blurry something that is supposed to be the Hobbit. Why can't they just show normal regular films anymore? So either I'll have to drive about half an hour to another town where they also show it in 2D (at least they say so on their website) or I'll have to wait for the DVD to come out. Well, it's probably more fun with the original voices anyway.

Benedict as an elf - interesting idea. Except for the ears and the long hair. The hair would be definitely odd.