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truebluegreen

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10. Unexpected Journey was overly orcified

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:39 PM

Dec 2013

and too enamored with special effects. Is Smaug better?

P.S. did anyone else notice that environmentalist J.R.R.Tolkien named one of his scrouges after air pollution?

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Saw Smaug in IMAX 3D today (no spoilers) [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2013 OP

Good to know - I am going to see it with my two daughters next Friday! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #1

Going tonight to see it in 3d High Frame Rate at the behest of my eldest daughter and against my Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #2

Would you say that Smaug was a better movie that jamzrockz Dec 2013 #3

Absolutely! Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author jamzrockz Dec 2013 #6

Have IMAX 3D tix purchased for Sunday. RedSpartan Dec 2013 #5

Yes catchnrelease Dec 2013 #7

Was going to take the family this weekend but.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #8

I was trying to decide whether to see it tomorrow jazzimov Dec 2013 #9

Unexpected Journey was overly orcified truebluegreen Dec 2013 #10

this has a lot of orc stuff also but still worth seeing, the movie seems to kind of come together JI7 Dec 2013 #11

I have a technical question Tree-Hugger Dec 2013 #12

Digital Re-mastering (DMR) Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #13