With a press blackout in place, New Line and MGM would normally chide me for publishing a review.
However my aversion to actually watching any movie not already on TCM frees me up for this week’s insight into a long awaited prequel.
But first a word on HFR or high frame rate format (48-frames-per-second).
Director Peter Jackson is said to have employed this revolutionary new method providing superior depth and quality.
However, be warned. This technique was only used to shoot footage for the trailer. The movie itself appears poorly lit—with inappropriate shadows or bright and washed out.
This is precisely the look craved by studio executives.
Though Jackson fought against it, in the end he was compelled to mimic the success of features such as Paranormal Activity I – XV.
As a result, we’re presented with a high adventure set in a mythical world and told via “found footage.”
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