The Hobbit
 

This december the first Hobbit movie is released. Its name is The Hobbit "An Unexpected Journey" and it will be followed in 2013 by its sequal The Hobbit, "There and Back Again". It is directed by Peter Jackson and ofcourse based on J R R Tolkiens book "The Hobbit" which takes place before the events in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Here is a trailer.

THE HOBBIT Trailer HD - YouTube

Good to have something to watch while waiting on Avatar 2.

I cannot wait for this! More specifically part two because I love dragons, and that is when we will meet Smaug. Thanks for sharing the trailer.

I don't think your last comment is entirely appropriate for an epic of Middle-earth, however, it is as if you are down playing the story's glory in comparison to Avatar. Middle-earth is as rich as any other world out there. Its history is long and bumpy. That is just my opinion, though. I simply couldn't remain silent.

I... have been waiting for this since i was eleven years old.

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Ok, this was the first time I'd sat down and watched the trailer.


This is going to thrash every record for opening weekend.


I can't wait to see it.

- Mikko

Well you are right. I actually read and loved Tolkiens books long before there even was any Avatar. And I also really liked Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings film trilogy. So now it seems that we have three years of very good film experiences ahead of us: The Hobbit 1 and 2 and Avatar 2. Probably there will also be other good movies as well.

Oh yes, I saw the trailer a couple months ago, just after I finished reading The Hobbit and am totally pumped for it. I'm glad that Peter Jackson is directing it and many of the old faces are going to be in it.

You are very right! Many years of good movies to look forward to.

Avengers would like to have a word with you about that.
The Avengers Earns 2nd Highest Opening Day Box Office

Even though I am a massive Tolkien fan and agree that this movie is going to be the biggest highlight of the year I sorely doubt it will beat out this juggernaut. Hell I have already heard speculation that The Avengers could beat Avatar for highest gross of all time!



Anyway the biggest thing that excites me for the Hobbit is the 48fps/3D. If they can nail that down, make it look good(which is apparently a problem) then I am sold. Hell I am already sold on the weapons design alone! Dear God the Dwarves armor and weapons look good.

Also this
The Hobbit - Full Production Video Blogs 1-6 - Lord of the Rings - HD Movie - YouTube

YES!!!! SO much done right. Real sets, minimal greenscreen, real props, I think I am in love.

I honestly hope that this movie will put me into an imaginary world of adventure and excitement as much as LOTR did.

:D Aww yeah, that movie was the best. I'd tie it with The Dark Knight for sure, and if that wasn't your kind of movie, The Avengers was the best for sure. Woo Joss Whedon :D

Sorry to get off topic >.>

Well, now it is here, the first of three films about the Hobbit, based on Tolkiens book from 1937. It is of course in 3d and also shot with a new technique showing more frames per second than ordinary films.

Someone who has seen the film yet?

Is it out yet? We don't get to see it till boxing day.

Personally I can't wait to see The Hobbit. It was the first Tolkien book that I read as a kid, then I migrated on to the LOTR Books.

:D

I hope Smaug is depicted in the film as accurately as possible...

Released on the 14th.

I'll have to see it, but probably won't until Jan due to money now, and then family stuff :(

Just come back from the cinema after going to see it. I thought the whole film was really good, moves at a decent pace, awesome music and scenery, considerably more humour than the other LOTR films (be that a good or bad thing).

Only thing I didn't like was the fact the goblins spoke remarkably good english :P Other than that, truly mega! Go watch it! :D

Hey Stag, If you read the book the Goblins and even the trolls spoke english well.

Oh really? O.O I'm ashamed to say I have not read it :P It just seemed a tad odd to me to have filthy inbred goblins at shakespeare level lol. Maybe it's just me :)

Man, I need other people to go and watch it, I'm dying to talk about the epicness!

Probably going to end up downloading it, I wouldn't be surprised if I don't see a movie in a theater all year.

I saw the Hobbit last week and it was... pretty good. Definitely entertaining. As one would expect from a three-hour movie that only covers the first third of a relatively short book, the pace was a tad glacial at times, but that didn't bother me. What did bother me was that Jackson has conjured a few of his own plot threads from out of thin air, presumably to lend cohesion to what is honestly a rather fragmented story in the beginning. Still, I would rather have had a single, well-paced, three-hour movie that covered the whole book and demanded no made-up plot threads to placate the Tolkien-muggles, but... oh well. I am still looking forward to the next two movies!

I did not see the movie in 48fps, so I will definitely be doing that before it ends its run.

I just saw it. :) I was pretty impressed with how it has been done, even with the small plot changes.

I really have to say that Radagast was brilliantly portrayed in the film..
Like a wise nature loving wizard gone slightly mad.
Can't wait to see him later on in the trilogy.



I noticed that too, particularly in the forest fire scene and also with the trolls.. Reminds me of how Jackson replaced Glorfindel with Arwen in LOTR.

There's a whole list here of the changes between the book and the movie:



However at least Jackson tries to fit as much in as possible, otherwise there would be corner cutting and the whole book could be ruined by one single movie..

I still would recommend that people go and see The Hobbit if they are the slightest bit interested by it. It's a lot lighter that the LOTR trilogy and has more humour involved to help the movie along.

Lol, he was certainly unique ;) I like the fact that he lives as a hermit and spends all his time in the woods, really awesome. I'll bet he could kick bottom with all those trusty animal allies :D

A little thing I thought was cool was how whenever the dwarves charged into the fray, the epic theme music started playing. I got shivers everytime that happened. Made you want to grab an axe and jump into the film XD

I've seen "The Hobbit" 3 times now -- twice in the HFR 3D and once in regular 24fps 3D...and overall I actually prefer the HFR 3D. Yes, the HFR technology can be improved upon (probably by Peter Jackson/WETA and James Cameron), and it does take a bit of getting used to, but by the 2nd time of seeing the film in the HFR 3D, I was already more used to it.

I would recommend my fellow Avatar fans to see "The Hobbit" (it's a darn good movie regardless of the format it's shown in!) in the HFR 3D if possible...and even to see it twice in that format if possible. That way, you can start getting used to it in preparation for the Avatar sequel films, which just might be filmed in the HFR 3D (JC might go higher than the 48fps of "The Hobbit"). I think it would be VERY interesting to see what the Na'vi would look like in the HFR 3D (though I can't even imagine what a *higher* frame rate than 48fps would look like).

Was quite a nice Movie, funny and some nice action and wonderful landscape shots :)

But still, i guess that that new 3 movies will not beat the original lord of the ring trilogy.

I thing it is a nice done movie. I can not wait for second :)

I saw the HFR 3D version right after Christmas. Very nice, but I felt like I was watching TV for 3 hours because of the high frame rate.

I went to see the movie when it came out. I enjoyed it. For the most part, I think Peter Jackson did an okay job. I like Radagast and his bunny sled and stuff. But I think making the book into three movie isn't all that good.

So I saw The Hobbit DoS, and I really enjoyed it! Wow -- that dragon Smaug is EPIC!!!!
And I highly recommend seeing this movie in HFR (48fps) 3D...IMO it's the best way to watch it. :)

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He is so cool!!!
I watched it in plain 2D but I was impressed with the scene with Smaug awakening and how all the gold trickles around his body.
Shame how Legolas and Tauriel (Not a canon character btw) steal some of the limelight but oh well..
Smaug's exit from the mountain definitely sets the scene for the finale next year.

DOS was a decent film and fun to watch, though some things were iffy to me. Action sequences were a bit over-the-top, and almost seems arcade-like, especially Legolas' sequences. Compare this with the battle in FOTR.

Kinda wish there was more on Beorn. Tauriel was somewhat questionable though. The character has potential, but some of it was just poorly executed. She became amicable with Kili way too abruptly, and that healing scene was just cheesy. Hope she'll be better in TABA.

Smaug looked fantastic (thanks Weta) and well voiced, though he became an idiot when chasing the dwarves. Maybe that's another problem with the film. The fact that there were absolutely no dwarf casualties except for Kili's leg wound really stretched my suspension of disbelief. Oh well, at least we know what will happen to some of these characters in the next film if you read the book.