The Hobbit - Major Cineplex

[Pillion]

Does anyone know if major cineplex here in Chiang Mai will be showing The Hobbit in the new 48 frames per second?

I know they're pretty much all digital projectors now but does that mean they will be capable of showing 48fps?

Cheers.

[hellodolly]

I was wondering if it was in 3D as well as digital.

For me the 3D loses some thing in the over all quality. All though there are some worth seeing in 3D. 3D I find most of them not to be worth the difference. How ever if Avatar ever comes around in 3D again I will be sure to be there for that. When we went to it they had to wait until the next day for the 3D.

[FrisoPee]

Not sure if they support... Playing 3D and the 48 frps is a different thing... Being able to show 3D films is not yet being able to show the new framerate.

Be sure this movie is going to be unbelievable in the new format. 3D sucks when it's added digitally to up in the box-office. Peter Jackson shot this entire film with a 3D camerarig who is specially build for this and the other Hobbit films. Cinema history is written.

[Pillion]

That's how I feel Friso, that's why I'd like to see it at the new 48fps.

I also don't like 3D much at all but as it has been shot with a 3D camera, it should be good. But those glasses are too small! The glasses frames fill the peripheral vision. They need to be the big oversized ones like the imax glasses.

[FrisoPee]

That's how I feel Friso, that's why I'd like to see it at the new 48fps.

I also don't like 3D much at all but as it has been shot with a 3D camera, it should be good. But those glasses are too small! The glasses frames fill the peripheral vision. They need to be the big oversized ones like the imax glasses.

True that. Glasses are still somewhat pain in the ass, but this movie is going to let you forget you even wearing those glasses. Can't wait to see it.

[Tywais]

I was curious about the 48fps advantage. Seems controversial.

The Hobbit' at 48fps: Frame Rates Explained

Peter Jackson's grand experiment with 48-frames-per-second digital footage is just the latest in a long line of filmmakers pushing the technological envelope in Hollywood.

Peter Jackson has decided to use, which he just defended in detail in a Facebook post yesterday. Normally, films are shot at 24 frames per second (fps), and have been for roughly 80 years. American television is broadcast at 29.97 fps, while European television is broadcast at 25 fps. Each of these have a unique look to which we've all grown accustomed.

What makes The Hobbit different is Peter Jackson's method for shooting it. He has employed an array of high-resolution RED Epic cameras recording video at 5,120-by-2,700-pixel resolution, and at 48 fps (known in the industry, along with 60 fps, as High Frame Rate). Depending on your viewpoint, the result either looks more lifelike than ever before, or it seems oddly cold, and too much like digital footage from live sports channels or daytime television.

Source Material vs. Screen Refresh Rates

Earlier this year, some people who had attended CinemaCon 2012 in Las Vegas criticized a 10-minute broadcast of unfinished footage shown there at the time. As Jackson wrote in a much earlier Facebook post in 2011, with 24 fps film (digital or analog), "there is often quite a lot of blur in each frame, during fast movements, and if the camera is moving around quickly, the image can judder or 'strobe.'"

Jackson argued that 48 fps does a lot to eliminate these issues, and looks especially good in 3D—another contentious topic in the film industry. According to Jackson, 48 fps resolves the eye strain issue people have experienced when viewing 3D, although he claims 48 fps also just looks better in 2D, as well. But many critics were less kind, with one Entertainment Weekly blog post saying the clips Jackson showed at CinemaCon "looked much more like visiting the set of a film rather than seeing the textured cinematography of a finished movie."

More at PCMag

[Tywais]

How ever if Avatar ever comes around in 3D again I will be sure to be there for that. When we went to it they had to wait until the next day for the 3D.

Looks like there is talk of an Avatar sequel in 48fps.

Some have taken this quote to mean that Cameron has decided on 48 fps instead of 60 fps for the Avatar sequels. But it’s more likely that he was referring to taking advantage of HFR 3D tech in general and not 48 fps in particular. Recent quotes from Cameron have indicated that he wants to make Avatar 2 & 3 at 60 fps, which would follow his tendency of introducing new technologies with each of his films. Hopefully someone will ask him whether this is still the plan.

48fpsmovies.com

[FrisoPee]

It's kind of seeing a Blu-Ray movie for the first time.. It's odd. Normally due to 24frps you get that feeling of 'film' wich is gone with 48. But the sense of realism and the actual possibilty to really see everything in clear and smooth motion is something you hate or love. We are not used to it...

[beb]

I quit handing my money over to 3D a long time ago. The loss of brightness is unforgivable and the strobing is vomit inducing in any scene that involves action or quick cutting. I was interested in 48 fps just out of curiosity but wary because 24 fps provides a blurring between frames that adds to the sense of motion and that would necessarily be missing with a faster frame rate. After all the negative reactions I have no interest.

And frankly The Hobbit was a decent enough book but slight in comparison to the LOTR Trilogy. I just don't see how they can stretch it out over 3 looooong movies without a lot of padding that I suspect involves a lot of hobbit singing and dancing.

Anyway, if a good friend came back and told me the 48 FPS was worth checking out then I would but not if it involves 3D. yech.

[mania]

OT: side note

Did anyone else happen to see the lines there yesterday?

12/12/12

Seemed like mostly kids but it went all the way back past the karaoke place.

I asked a girl what the fuss was about thinking a new movie came.

But she said the theater was selling tickets yesterday for 12 baht

12/12/12

[Ulysses G.]

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And frankly The Hobbit was a decent enough book but slight in comparison to the LOTR Trilogy.

I prefered the Hobbit to the trilogy, but agree that dividing it in 3 films seems a lot for such a small novel.

[hellodolly]

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And frankly The Hobbit was a decent enough book but slight in comparison to the LOTR Trilogy.

I prefered the Hobbit to the trilogy, but agree that dividing it in 3 films seems a lot for such a small novel.

Agree but there is room in it to make several stories.

I see it is in digital as well as 3D.With the description of 48fps I might give the 3D another try. But I definitely wish the glasses were better. My wife won't go to see any thing in 3D.

Tywas

Thanks for the ray of hope. even in 2D Avatar was great visual. That of course is only my opinion,

[zippydedodah]

an initial review/commentary on framerate etc of the hobbit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/why-does-the-hobbit-look-so-weird/2012/12/13/bd7c26e8-453d-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html

[FrisoPee]

OT: side note

Did anyone else happen to see the lines there yesterday?

12/12/12

Seemed like mostly kids but it went all the way back past the karaoke place.

I asked a girl what the fuss was about thinking a new movie came.

But she said the theater was selling tickets yesterday for 12 baht

12/12/12

They sold them at 12/12/12 at 12:12 PM for what I can remember.

[uptheos]

A literary masterpiece that should remain in the imagination..

For those unaware, or interested in reading it

http://ae-lib.org.ua/texts-c/tolkien__the_hobbit__en.htm

[Millian]

I was wondering if it was in 3D as well as digital.

For me the 3D loses some thing in the over all quality. All though there are some worth seeing in 3D. 3D I find most of them not to be worth the difference. How ever if Avatar ever comes around in 3D again I will be sure to be there for that. When we went to it they had to wait until the next day for the 3D.

The Film was shot on digital, so all screenings will be digital.

The 48 frames per second is only being shown in the 3D version. If you watch normal 2d it will just be the usual 24 fps.

[Thailand]

Saw it today in 2D,Tecnhnicolour,surround sound etc whatever.

It was excellent,thoroughly enjoyed it.

[eyecatcher]

Saw it today in 2D,Tecnhnicolour,surround sound etc whatever.

It was excellent,thoroughly enjoyed it.

A good enough review for me.........can' t wait to see Hobbit de Niro speak his classic line "you Tolkien to me"

[anonymouse]

A literary masterpiece that should remain in the imagination..

For those unaware, or interested in reading it

http://ae-lib.org.ua..._hobbit__en.htm

I read the book half a dozen times as a kid, but still enjoyed the film and they did a pretty good job of bringing the book to life, it also impressed my 8 year old son so much that he got me to dig out my tattered old copy of the book that I've had since I was 9 years old so he could read it.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

It's kind of seeing a Blu-Ray movie for the first time.. It's odd. Normally due to 24frps you get that feeling of 'film' wich is gone with 48. But the sense of realism and the actual possibilty to really see everything in clear and smooth motion is something you hate or love. We are not used to it...

Yes. It looks a little like a BBC television drama. (European TV being a similar (50Hz) experience).

[Greenside]

OT: side note

Did anyone else happen to see the lines there yesterday?

12/12/12

Seemed like mostly kids but it went all the way back past the karaoke place.

I asked a girl what the fuss was about thinking a new movie came.

But she said the theater was selling tickets yesterday for 12 baht

12/12/12

They sold them at 12/12/12 at 12:12 PM for what I can remember.

Yeah, but we all know that they'll not be around to use them being as it's the end of the world and all. Oh wait......

[pokerkid]

yesterday in chiang mai i watched the hobbit in 3d and It was the most amazing movie experience ever for me. Am thinking of going to see it one more time, just to focus more on the visuals.

[mania]

Yeah, but we all know that they'll not be around to use them being as it's the end of the world and all. Oh wait......

no,no, the world doesn't supposedly end till 12/21/12 silly

You thought you had made it didn't you?