tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277997708778225874.post9056768361047162142..comments2023-11-02T05:53:15.519-07:00Comments on spooklights: Movies: The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277997708778225874.post-64800483641890110662013-12-25T20:35:58.390-08:002013-12-25T20:35:58.390-08:00My vote is that he should get out more. Sleeping u...My vote is that he should get out more. Sleeping under tons of gold washes you out obviously. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277997708778225874.post-27447212244632041332013-12-25T19:38:30.316-08:002013-12-25T19:38:30.316-08:00Oh, I did forget that my son's first comment w...Oh, I did forget that my son's first comment was: "Smaug wasn't as red as I thought he would be." We discussed whether that might be because the mountain caves were just dim or if maybe Smaug needs to get out more . . .Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277997708778225874.post-2480021634422568752013-12-23T22:29:01.534-08:002013-12-23T22:29:01.534-08:00Hard to tell if my son liked it. He's read the...Hard to tell if my son liked it. He's read the book a few times over, and he says he liked the movie, but when I asked him what he liked about it, he couldn't really find an answer. But then, he's eight. Wouldn't necessarily expect him to be able to articulate and expound on the aspects of any film.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277997708778225874.post-87105680792914360082013-12-23T21:57:52.149-08:002013-12-23T21:57:52.149-08:00Writers with a great turn of phrase and moving pro...Writers with a great turn of phrase and moving prose like J R R Tolkien and Robert E Howard do not fare well when their novels are turned into movies.<br /><br />The movies are flat compared to the stirring prose tales. I had never read LORD OF THE RINGS so the movies were entertaining to me.<br /><br />Did your son like the movie? He was the right age for it. Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com