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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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Kermit The Dog
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New PJ is creepy. I liked the fat, jolly, boyish Santa-Clause-esque PJ. 
Peter Jackson did lose a lot of weight before King Kong. He actually looked totally different even then. The amount he has lost since November is kind of scary though as he had actually lost a significant amount of weight back then. I don't know if he put any back on, but I think he looks pretty good. Still not healthy to lose that much weight that quickly, but it makes sense seeing how sick he was.
Just for comparison, here is what he looked like at the King Kong premiere:
Just for comparison, here is what he looked like at the King Kong premiere:
Fix The Scientist
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I remember reading a recent Del Toro interview where he talked about wanting to bring a more other-worldly look to the films, creepy forests etc.. his comments made me rock hard. One thing that slightly bugged me about The Two Towers is that occasionally middle earth just looked like New Zealand.. Rohan didnt have rocks and shit everywhere and Fangorn Forest shouldnt have looked so small and lame. i realise i am being one of "those" nerds but whatever.
Have you see the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie? Martin can do polite British befuddlement. He's a master at it.LegendofJoe said:
As for the LOTR movies, Two Towers seems the worst to those who read the books because it has the most changes. My biggest problem with TT is the uraks breaking and running away at the end. This is something their race are established to be incapable of, and it's not how things go down in the book. It's better in the book with the 'wtf did the forest go?' 'oh, they've gone to set up an ambush.'
I don't say this about many people, but wow you have terrible taste.Puddles said:
maniac-kun
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Oh great cant wait for the first movie The LOTR movies are in my top 10 of all time.
The LOTR movies are in my top 10 of all time.Buckethead
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I thought that PJs King Kong gets a bad rap.
I liked understanding the motivations of all the characters and their backstories.
Yes it is long but what else were you going to do with your time?
Most people see a bunch of shit movies just to do something, what's an extra hour of good storytelling?
At least the payoff was good.
I like epics being epics.
Only scene I don't like is the ice skating in central park one. Went on a little too long and got too humany sappy.
Maybe cut down on the dinosaur stuff too.
I liked understanding the motivations of all the characters and their backstories.
Yes it is long but what else were you going to do with your time?
Most people see a bunch of shit movies just to do something, what's an extra hour of good storytelling?
At least the payoff was good.
I like epics being epics.
Only scene I don't like is the ice skating in central park one. Went on a little too long and got too humany sappy.
Maybe cut down on the dinosaur stuff too.
Dabookerman
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The wait is over. Film of the decade now in production!!
Buckethead said:
Some people are just tightasses and have a problem with length.
If I had to make cuts to the film, I'd cut out a lot of the stuff between the first mate and Jimmy. That was pretty pointless. The ice skating and sunset scenes could have been trimmed as well. Aside from that it's a pretty flawless adventure film IMO.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Absolutely.Dabookerman said:
Messypandas
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i still have reservations as to whether thin jackson is capable of making a decent film
StealthGoblin
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They have to get the screentime and dialogue of the Dwarves absolutely right. They have an excellent cast. Now its all about execution.
BruceLeeRoy
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Me and my wife and good friends of ours just spent the last 3 days going through the EE's of LOTR. I couldn't be more ready for The Hobbit. Most anticipated movie by far.
I love how shocked everyone is by PJ's weight. He looked like that during the filming of King Kong where have you people been.
I love how shocked everyone is by PJ's weight. He looked like that during the filming of King Kong where have you people been.
Vanillalite
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Morn said:
Ahhh gotcha. No I was thinking there was something they were gonna pull from in the final what 30 pages or whatever of the silmarillian that touches upon the 2nd and 3rd ages. (also I was sleepy
).Mixed feelings on this. I wasn't totally sold on going the appendices route for the "bridge" movie, but at the same point I'm not totally sold on splitting the Hobbit into 2 films. Almost rather get 1 longerish movie with a post release EE. My feelins are fluid on this though, and I reserve the right to change my mind! LOLz
bengraven
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I can't wait. The filler makes me very wary: the added scenes in Two Towers irritated me severely. That said, the trilogy are my favorite films of all time.
That shot of Jackson, despite him looking weak, is pure badassery.
You sir, are fucking nuts.
Oh sorry, never mind. You're not crazy.
You just brought a cave troll...
That shot of Jackson, despite him looking weak, is pure badassery.
Puddles said:
You sir, are fucking nuts.
Puddles said:
Oh sorry, never mind. You're not crazy.
You just brought a cave troll...
FotR is my favorite film of the trilogy, by a wide margin. It is a road/adventure movie, and the other two aren't. The films just kinda die a little and feel bloated, when the fellowship breaks up and there are so many threads to follow.
That's why I'm so pumped for The Hobbit. Basically they should be two whole movies of just linear adventure. A two-movie-long epic fantasy "on the road" story. Can not wait.
That's why I'm so pumped for The Hobbit. Basically they should be two whole movies of just linear adventure. A two-movie-long epic fantasy "on the road" story. Can not wait.
bengraven
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Same. I always like the first film in a series. I like the feeling of discovery and wonder, which was mostly lost in the ensuing story that came crashing down at the end of Fellowship up until the end of Return. All three are great movies, but I like that innocence and exploration of the first one.
Fellowship is indeed the best of the three. It goes in order...
FoTR > TTT > RoTK
I love them all nearly equally, but RoTK had too many butchered important book scenes. Eowyn vs Witch King and Gandalf vs Witch King for example. Plus Aragorn vs the Troll at the end was totally not needed.
FoTR > TTT > RoTK
I love them all nearly equally, but RoTK had too many butchered important book scenes. Eowyn vs Witch King and Gandalf vs Witch King for example. Plus Aragorn vs the Troll at the end was totally not needed.
bengraven
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Am I the only one who thinks:
Fellowship>Return>Two Towers?
TT was an amazing movie and is still my #3 movie of all time, but the added scenes were unnecessary and added nothing much to the story except reaffirm that yes, he was still in love with Arwen.
Hobbit has very few non-fellowship main characters. Besides they have two 3 hour films to fill. I can see them not cutting anyone: I mean, from what I'm hearing they're ADDING people.
Fellowship>Return>Two Towers?
TT was an amazing movie and is still my #3 movie of all time, but the added scenes were unnecessary and added nothing much to the story except reaffirm that yes, he was still in love with Arwen.
Aguirre said:
Hobbit has very few non-fellowship main characters. Besides they have two 3 hour films to fill. I can see them not cutting anyone: I mean, from what I'm hearing they're ADDING people.
All the best stuff is in FOTR - the prologue, Hobbiton, Lothlorien, the bridge of Khazud Dum, Gandalf's fall, awe inspiring shot of the Argonath, the breaking of the fellowship (which is also the title of Howard Shore's best cue in the entire trilogy). Combined with the fact that it also has most of the character development and character interaction of the movies makes it by far the best film by any metric.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Agree with everyone who places Fellowship above the others.
As for The Hobbit, I'm really intrigued with the expanded Necromancer sub-plot and how Peter and co are going deal with the White Council's attack on Dol Guldur. There is material in the Unfinished Tales that suggests that Sauron realised an attack was forthcoming and preemptively left before the attack took place. I may be wrong though as it's been a while since I read the Unfinished Tales.
As for The Hobbit, I'm really intrigued with the expanded Necromancer sub-plot and how Peter and co are going deal with the White Council's attack on Dol Guldur. There is material in the Unfinished Tales that suggests that Sauron realised an attack was forthcoming and preemptively left before the attack took place. I may be wrong though as it's been a while since I read the Unfinished Tales.
WyndhamPrice
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bengraven said:
The only totally "made up" character that I has been rumored is Saorise Ronan playing an elf named Itaril. I have no idea what her function will be. Something related to the White Council, maybe?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Aguirre said:
I love Tom Bombadil but from a pacing point of view he makes no sense to be included in the movie.
Messypandas
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I remember seeing Lee at the BAFTAS. He looked very, frail and weak and could barely walk without his stick. I wonder in what capacity he'll be featured
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