The Hobbit premiered last night to an immense audience on its red carpet. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the premiere in New Zealand included a number of the film's stars and other major celebrities including director Peter Jackson, actor Elijah Wood, directors James Cameron, and Bryan Singer among others.
Under a strict embargo, audience members and the press contingent on hand was asked to not review the film before the end of the premiere. A few reviews are start to slowly be released however.
Director Bryan Singer (X-men) tweeted shortly after that "Just saw #Hobbit. Having some serious frame rate envy. Amazing and involving. Loved it! And @ianmckellen118, my friend, you are brilliant!"
Composer Steven Gallagher also tweeted, "Hobbit premiere was excellent! Thanks all !!! Enjoyed the film very much."
Blogger Kylie Klein stated that, "The #Hobbit is everything I could have hoped for. Perfection. TWO MORE FILMS PLEASE. #3SR." Klein added, "I loved it. Transported. Already deeply, massively in love with Thranduil and he was only on screen for about three seconds. "
New Zealand Parliament member Steven Joyce was also in attendance and tweeted, "Really enjoyed #Hobbit Unexpected Journey world premiere. Masterful movie. Congrats Sir Peter Jackson et al. Privilege 2 be there #HobbitNZ"
Another New Zealand audience member with Twitter handle Carter Nixon, also expressed adoration for the film, "I just saw and enjoyed the [expletive] out of The Hobbit. It's great." In a series of other tweets Nixon added, "I am not giving away any particulars. Staying vague until it opens but I dug it. A lot." and "Yeah everyone seemed to have loved it. Great atmosphere in theatre. It's a lot of fun."
The film was projected in its original frame rate of 48 fps. Most films are screened in 24 fps, but when the Hobbit releases on December 14, close to 400 theaters will present the film in the 48 fps. More reviews for the film can be found HERE.
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