During a screening of Hobbit footage yesterday at CinemaCon, attendees got a chance to watch scenes projected at 48 frames per second in 3D, and reactions…well, they weren’t quite what we had been hoping for. This Entertainment Weekly article does a good job of reminding us that the footage was unfinished, but that this was not the best marketing strategy to convince cinemas to upgrade (check out the second page for actual spoilers from the footage!) Ain’t it Cool News also describes the difference that finished footage might have made, while Middle-earth News has a list of links to relevant reactions to the screening.
I will be gathering and summarizing all the spoiler-related information (since that’s what is really important anyway) later on.
I didn’t expect them to show completely finished footage, but yeh its creating quite a bit of worry. Myself, I’m not worried. Peter and his team still need to add in CGI and digitally grade the footage and there’s still over 6 months before its released. They’ll be able to take a lot away from the feedback they received.
As much as it is cool to glimpe a clip of a film you’re anticipating, I think it’s better to hold off and see the finished product. I think we should all just wait