the white drew carey Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thorin looks waaay too young. Balin, who is 17 years younger than Thorin is show with almost completely white hair and bald. That is one character decision I really don't care for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'm SOOOOOOOOO there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Cool! Can't wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The moustaches and beards look a bit attached but who cares! Wanna see it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vile Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Thorin looks waaay too young. Balin, who is 17 years younger than Thorin is show with almost completely white hair and bald. That's just the way the genes tumbled in the family. And diet, but mainly the genes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthurius Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 i am so exited about this and Batman (and maybe the avengers), but this the most, trailer is absolute awsomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 That's just the way the genes tumbled in the family. And diet, but mainly the genes. Riiiiight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 SDCC preview issue is in store this week: This Week's Cover: 'The Hobbit' -- plus our annual Comic-Con preview And new pics here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobizon Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Comic-Con Poster For The Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Comic-Con banner Article link:here SDCC starts on July 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Banner looks great. I particularly like: - Gandalf having chat to Beorn (I thought they might skip that plotline entirely!) - Dwarves in barrels - although I do NOT remember this scene, from memory they were washed up on the bank and pulled out, they never all floated down the river with the 'lids off'. But it makes for a great scene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Oh for the love of.... THE HOBBIT Will Now Be A Trilogy Could he at least make each part shorter so I don't have to block out an entire day for each flick? Not sure I want to sit through 3 hours/movie AGAIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegablue Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I wonder if the giant eagles will finally play an important role here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobizon Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Outside of the Balin age deal, my main beef with all the dwarves is the beards, especially Thorin. Their beards are just too short (if not missing entirely like Bomber). Fili and Kili could be explained as their youth, but not Thorin or Bomber or Ori. There was more room for use of braids, etc. For the background of the other 11, it probably could be dismissed as irrelevent but Thorin is too important for that. I'm pretending I never heard the quote that Dain II would have a mohawk and head tattoos, though. :scared: These are, of course, minor issues, compared to Tauriel. I don't think I have a problem with trilogy in concept though fear it's going to be too much made up artificial connections to the LOTR trilogy instead of portrayals/setup for the situation at Erebor like the Battle of Azanulbizar, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 You're complaining about their facial hair? I don't think the millions of people that are going to see these films will even notice or care about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 According to TheOneRing.net, these are the changes in this trailer (dubbed ver. 1.1 by them): 0:23 — Bilbo's reaction to Gandalf's arrival1:57 — Bilbo hiding behind a tree in Mirkwood 1:59 — Gandalf, the dwarves, and Bilbo running through a forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Oh for the love of.... THE HOBBIT Will Now Be A Trilogy I get the distinct feeling some cosmic force in the world is trying to get me to stop procrastinating in general and finish reading the book, among other things. Edited August 5, 2012 by Einherjar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I had no desire at all to watch any of these movies. The trailer might just have sold me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 3 parts....GOOD! Better to have three 2-2.5 hr movies than two 4-4.5 hour freakin Jackson fests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Not to offend anyone, just a question. Why is everyone so excited about this movie in particular aside from its Lord of Rings connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Because it's a movie of a treasured childhood story. IMHO The Hobbit is better than LOTR in many ways. I *loved* reading The Hobbit and read it many times in my school years. The LOTR trilogy--I've read it, but the stories never really grabbed me like The Hobbit did. (the first time, I actually never finished the first LOTR book---I got bored. It wasn't until years later that I tried again and read the whole series) Considering that THE LOTR MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN THE BOOKS, I can only imagine how good the better-to-start-with Hobbit story will be on the big screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Lessee, to add to David Hingtgen's post: The Hobbit = page turner (= awesome). Despite their flaws (most unnoticeable to all but the most devout LotR fans), Peter Jackson et al have a passion for the quality material that they produced. As the same team is at work for the Hobbit, the resultant movies should also have the same passion and quality. I'm also looking forward to revisiting some of the places and characters that appeared in LotR - and this is where having the same production staff is a definite bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Loved the Hobbit as a kid. First read it when I was 9 and re-read it a few times since. Probably about due for another re-read. Dunno why, but I'm just not at all pumped up about this movie, probably beacuse the LotR movies didn't really do much for me. Maybe my tastes have changed over the years, but I'm far more excited about seeing the upcoming Expendables 2 and Dredd movies. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 You're complaining about their facial hair? I don't think the millions of people that are going to see these films will even notice or care about that. Appeal to popularity fallacy? No doubt I'll be one of the people seeing the films. Given the huge amount of nitpicking over LOTR and the EE's there will be a lot for these, too, but such is the way when adapting beloved material that's decades old in it's nth edition/reprinting. It will probably remain nitpicking, for me included, but whether it's popular or not is a non sequitur. Very many adaptations stray in ways both big and small and can be popular (or not) independently. I do think they got the mood of the dwarves right, at least from what's seen in the trailer, both with their somber song and the comical cleanup. I do hope they give Thorin at least a little (relative) levity and have him blowing smoke rings with Gandalf, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Considering that THE LOTR MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN THE BOOKS, I can only imagine how good the better-to-start-with Hobbit story will be on the big screen. You may have been joking but I'm not, the movies where much more entertaining then the books. I stopped reading LOTR when I found myself reading an entire paragraph about a knot on a tree, for the third time (you know - you read something so boring you lose track and have to start over). I've never skipped pages like I have with LOTR either, all of the poems were real snoozers. The Hobbit on the other hand, read it from cover to cover and it flowed very well, sure it was a children's book, but it was a very well done one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Because it's a movie of a treasured childhood story. IMHO The Hobbit is better than LOTR in many ways. I *loved* reading The Hobbit and read it many times in my school years. The LOTR trilogy--I've read it, but the stories never really grabbed me like The Hobbit did. (the first time, I actually never finished the first LOTR book---I got bored. It wasn't until years later that I tried again and read the whole series) Considering that THE LOTR MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN THE BOOKS, I can only imagine how good the better-to-start-with Hobbit story will be on the big screen. The Hobbit = page turner (= awesome) What David and Sketchley said. Chris Edited August 7, 2012 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Partially it's the somewhat archaic language Tolkien uses. Hobbits going "queer" when Gandalf comes around and throwing happy people on the fire and all that. The style is definitely much different in LOTR than Hobbit, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I've never skipped pages like I have with LOTR either, all of the poems were real snoozers. I once *really* tried to read LOTR with all the poems and songs----gave up. "I swear, this time I won't skip over them" quickly turns into "ok, so that's the 6th elf with a name that starts with L and ends with M in the past 4 lines, and I forgot who's who" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoducks Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I once *really* tried to read LOTR with all the poems and songs----gave up. "I swear, this time I won't skip over them" quickly turns into "ok, so that's the 6th elf with a name that starts with L and ends with M in the past 4 lines, and I forgot who's who" Reminds me of my experience with The Silmarillion. Can't think of another book where you spend most of the time checking the name appendix than actually reading it. Name after name after name and some even had three or four different ones. I did have a kick reading it. Felt like a challenge finishing it (on the second try) and the stories were cool. The epicness of the huge stories there make the battles of TLOTR sound like kids play. Half of them were against Sauron’s fully powered boss. Now that would make for a great series of movies; wish the Tolkiens would let Jackson have the rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 The Silmarillion is really hard going, no doubt about it. I enjoyed The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings - and I read them again every few years - but after ploughing through The Silmarillion once... never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Reminds me of my experience with The Silmarillion. Can't think of another book where you spend most of the time checking the name appendix than actually reading it. Name after name after name and some even had three or four different ones. I did have a kick reading it. Felt like a challenge finishing it (on the second try) and the stories were cool. The epicness of the huge stories there make the battles of TLOTR sound like kids play. Half of them were against Sauron’s fully powered boss. Now that would make for a great series of movies; wish the Tolkiens would let Jackson have the rights. I always though that it might make for an awesome animated series. There are some great stories in there and some amazing characters too. Fëanor in a particular is such an marvelously over the top character: immensely powerful and talented yet also deeply flawed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Not to offend anyone, just a question. Why is everyone so excited about this movie in particular aside from its Lord of Rings connection? To be the forth or fifth to chime in, they really should have started with the Hobbit, it is such a better story then LOTR. One of the only books that could wrangle in this ADD type kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I was re-reading the Hobbit and it does describe Balin as looking unusually old so that one isn't too far off the mark apparently. I still don't like most of the differentiation decisions they made (and most of the beards are way too short). Fili and Kili are definitely both supposed to be blonde. Looks like they're skipping the whole hood detail, too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 So as someone who's read the hobbit maybe twice, didn't pay attention to character descriptions at the time and have zero recollection of them now; Why should I care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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