I think the starstorm will be tomorrow night, too. Hope to see it before it's done.
So THAT'S what I was seeing on the road tonight! I caught two over the highway, and thought it was mighty strange.
...but what was I doing on the road this late, you may ask?
I scrounged up enough loose change to see the Hobbit at midnight tonight!
Hobbithobbithobbithobbithobbithobbithobbithobbitdwarveshobbithobbithobbit, etc.
MIDNIGHT PREMIER BUDDIES!
MIDNIGHT PREMIER BUDDIES! *Hobbit-five*
I ended up in a different theater than my friends, and they were enforcing seats, so I had to be all sneaky to go with them. For those of you on the fence, ohmigosh go see it... it was not unlike concentrated awesome bathing my eyes and ears. I was honestly worried how they'd find enough content in the Tolkeinverse for more than one Hobbit movie, but was not disappointed... on top of that, I was certainly not expecting 3 hours of film in the first one alone.
Hehe... one of my favorite moments was when, during the title sequence, a guy from the crowd of people dressed in cloaks and pointy ears yelled "Is it Elevensies yet?" There was also a pretty dashing Radagast in our audience. They stayed true to the light, fanciful adventure feeling of The Hobbit, while also holding on to the gritty action of the LOTR books/films... and the content and subplots they are including for length were introduced pretty seamlessly. I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to movie adaptations, but I actually like how they're delving into unresolved plot threads in the lore. Very cool!
I don't know why, but I loved the Goblin King. He was hillarious, in a hideous, sore-riddled, jowlsy way... I guess I admired his bravado and charisma. Radagast's performance was incredible, as were the dwarves... they definitely gave each their own personalities. And Watson was a Hobbit! And Sherlock was a Necromancer!
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
...but seriously guys, it was awesome. Go see it.