THE HOBBIT MOVIE

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July 24, 2014 at 11:52 am #30929
Gildor
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Smauuuuuuuug on the waaaater
July 24, 2014 at 12:04 pm #30930
Mornedhel
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Gildor Inglorion wrote:

Smauuuuuuuug on the waaaater

😆
July 24, 2014 at 12:20 pm #30931
Barliman
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[….Plays guitar riff in his head….]
July 28, 2014 at 4:51 pm #30938
ddaines
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http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/07/28/91775-weve-got-you-covered-for-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-teaser-trailer/

Time zone dependent I believe.
July 28, 2014 at 6:07 pm #30939
Barliman
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I deny all knowledge of this “Barliman’s chatroom” – the man’s a fraud.
July 28, 2014 at 7:15 pm #30940
Barliman
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OK, just wached it – the rumours of Dwarves mounted on boars weren’t true – they seem to be on rams, not boars, but I have to admit they look rather impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSzeFFsKEt4
July 29, 2014 at 6:59 am #30941
Arthadan
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It looks quite wrong to me. I’ve got the feeling I’m watching some crazy Dungeons & Dragons movie.
July 29, 2014 at 7:21 am #30942
Barliman
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Yep, the mountain sheep / rams / goats or whatever are doubtless the worst aberration that the movies have yet inflicted on Middle-earth, but they’re still better than boars. Maybe.

Hollywood rules, as they say. I guess the makers decided they needed to appeal to a different bunch of fans than with the LOTR movies (the result of The Hobbit having been considered a children’s book since it was first published probably hasn’t helped, since most D&D fans are kids), and they’ve behaved accordingly. As I’ve remarked several times before, I’m treating these three films as crazy D&D movies, as you say, rather than serious attempts to adhere to the detail and spirit of the book. By keeping my expectations low I’m therefore still able to enjoy them.
July 29, 2014 at 9:04 am #30943
Theobald
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But I think you will have to keep your expectations EXTREMELY low, Master Barliman.
July 29, 2014 at 9:59 am #30944
Barliman
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Who knows? You may be right. But I shan’t form an opinion until I’ve seen the movie.
July 29, 2014 at 1:07 pm #30945
Gavin
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Hmm, well apparently a lot of the uhm, film work for this trilogy has been done in “post” (ooh, film jargon). In other words, things are shot and then Mr. Jackson messes with it in the editing room. People who have paid more attention than me have spotted lots of odd little incongruities arising from this approach.

Which is a long way of saying: there were probably boars there before. Now there are goats. Which are just as lame.

However, there are other aspects to the trailer which scream, to me, all the things I’ve loved about the Middle-earth films. I resent this. I know they are teasing me with Tolkienish wistfulness and armoured elves and so on.

Of course lots of evidence of the “tellytubbies” school of modern film making. Why do we want high resolution 3d films with 48fps? Grump grump.
July 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm #30946
Thingol
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Looks interesting to me…. Although I had long time since crossed the link between Tolkien’s world and the modern blockbuster art … so lets wait to see PJ final cut…. ( I hope in new movie will not be possible to see “The golden dwarf” ) :mad::lol:
July 29, 2014 at 6:08 pm #30947
Milo
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Another big fight, that’s all I can expect from what I see. … What’s the point looking for 3hours of fighting ?
Not many things I see brings me come back on M.E….

I hope I’m wrong and the movie will not be about only a battle.
July 30, 2014 at 10:23 am #30954
Thingol
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PJ and blockbuster machine should kill a lot of Orcs… for it’s three hours enough…:rolleyes:
July 31, 2014 at 12:25 pm #30976
Turambar
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For those who still like the look of the movies ( for example myself 😎 ) and are not able to take HD screenshots of the latest trailer,
have a carefully look here:

http://thorinoakenshield.net/battle-of-five-armies-teaser-trailer-screencaps/
July 31, 2014 at 3:24 pm #30977
Barliman
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Thanks for this, Master Archer. Very useful for examining the images in detail.

While the movie may have embarrassingly little to do with the book, it still looks like great fun. The Dwarf chariot is quite a device!
August 5, 2014 at 8:05 pm #31024
ddaines
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Clip from the extended version DVD

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/08/05/92125-clip-from-the-hobbitthe-desolation-of-smaug-extended-edition/
August 5, 2014 at 8:20 pm #31025
Barliman
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Well, I’d be more enthusiastic about this clip if it was actually from the book. Why do there have to be vines, when a boat would have done the job? The vines were thought to be more dramatic and cinematic, I guess, if sillier.
August 24, 2014 at 12:47 am #31133
Turambar
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I have seen all the miniatures released by that “other” company.
And it makes me really sad.
What a missing chance.
I really made my mind up about phaeton. There should be figures released EVERY month. But it didn´t.
if I remeber right, there should be miniatures released figures of a so called “Necromancer´s Tower” range at the start of April. There is none.
( and please Gildor, don´t explain that Mr. Tubb is very busy at present . . . )

At the very first time I really come to the serious point to quit . . .
August 24, 2014 at 12:02 pm #31136
shadyt
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I still think that we will see the Necromancer’s Tower miniatures. I just don’t know when. I agree about the GW stuff. I did not buy any of it. They may release a few more pieces before the last movie.
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