Peter Jackson Responds to HOBBIT Footage 48fps Complaints

Director Peter Jackson Recently screened ten minutes of The Hobbit at CinemaCon, and it was presented in a new projection format of 48fps. This internet was flooded with complaints about the footage. The content was great, it was just the way it was presented that turned people off. A lot of people said it looked too much like video, that the footage looked like an actual set from the film, and that it took the magic out of it. That doesn't sound promising. 

Jackson recently talked to Entertainment Weekly about these concerns, and hopes that audiences will end up giving it a shot so the can judge it for themselves. He also hope critics will change their minds after the see the film in its entirety. 

At first it’s unusual because you’ve never seen a movie like this before. It’s literally a new experience, but you know, that doesn’t last the entire experience of the film–not by any stretch, [just] 10 minutes or so. That’s a different experience than if you see a fast-cutting montage at a technical presentation.

So what does the director have to say to all those people who didn't like it?

I can’t say anything. Just like I can’t say anything to someone who doesn’t like fish. You can’t explain why fish tastes great and why they should enjoy it.

He does hope that those people who were not convinced by what the saw will give the 48fps another shot.

There can only ever be a real reaction, a truthful reaction, when people actually have a chance to see a complete narrative on a particular film.

I haven't seen the footage myself, but I'll be honest... I'm afraid of slapping down $12 to $15 bucks to see the movie, and then be dissatisfied with the outcome because of the format it was presented to me in. These Hobbit films that Jackson is making are at the top of my most anticipated movie list of the year, and I want satisfaction. Jackson's trying to sell us on this format, and that it will satisfy us, but it's hard when almost everyone that saw it says otherwise. When all is said and done, the audience will make the ultimate choice on if this 48fps format lives on or dies.  

Now you wont have to see The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey in 48fps, you'll have several choices as the movie will be available in six different formats to chose from... 3-D, 2-D, and IMAX 3-D, each one in both the traditional 24-frames style and the experimental 48-frames version. What are your thoughts on this 48fps business, will you give it a shot? What format will you be seeing the movie in? I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. I'm curious, but I don't want to dissapointed with it while watching a movie I'm so excited about.