The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition receives R rating - Polidicks

[quote]It was recently announced Warner Bros. and Fathom Events would be releasing the extended versions of The Hobbit trilogy in theaters beginning October 5. The three films would be shown over the course of three nights and will include an exclusive introduction from director Peter Jackson. One new and rather interesting piece of information regarding the upcoming extended release of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies is that the MPAA has awarded it an "R" rating for "some violence". The movie was added to yesterday's ratings bulletin after I had already posted it, but the rating is official and Battle of the Five Armies is listed as rated R on the MPAA's official site.[/quote] [url]http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hobbit-battle-of-the-five-armies-extended-edition-is-rated-r/[/url] This is interesting, considering Peter Jackson got away with quite a bit in his films.

A rated R LOTR film, wow, that happened.

[QUOTE=Deathtrooper2;48387171]A rated R LOTR film, wow, that happened.[/QUOTE] Maybe the studio feels the brand is established and trusted enough that parents will take their kids to see this. Maybe Shadows of Mordor showed them that there's an adult audience for Tolkien. I mean, this film is practically a 2 and a half hour long battle sequence so it'd be nonsense to cut down on the violence.

[QUOTE=Velocet;48387181]Maybe the studio feels the brand is established and trusted enough that parents will take their kids to see this. Maybe Shadows of Mordor showed them that there's an adult audience for Tolkien. I mean, this film is practically a 2 and a half hour long battle sequence so it'd be nonsense to cut down on the violence.[/QUOTE] Ya but the movies ruined the pacing of the books, they should have stayed truer to the damn books instead the 2 sequels were bad, while the first movie was pretty true to the book

It's possible they made the violence more... well, violent. I remember in the movie people would just get "hit'' with a sword and go down. It's likely that the visual effects could have been "turned up" a notch. Peter Jackson really isn't a stranger to R-rated levels of violence after all.

Hopefully there's actual blood this time. I loved the films but seeing someone get their head cut off and literally nothing happening pissed me off.

[QUOTE=Lium;48387295]Hopefully there's actual blood this time. I loved the films but seeing someone get their head cut off and literally nothing happening pissed me off.[/QUOTE] That and all of the "its ok to see orcs get cut up but we have to never show a friendly character dying" stuff was way "lets be kid friendly". Just because the books were doesnt mean the film has to be.

[QUOTE=Sableye;48387233]Ya but the movies ruined the pacing of the books, they should have stayed truer to the damn books instead the 2 sequels were bad, while the first movie was pretty true to the book[/QUOTE] You have to keep in mind that these movies were made in order to fit the tone of the Lord of the Rings films, which Tolkien intended to do himself before he passed. I have my share of complaints against these movies, but if you find a decent fan edit, there is a good 4-6 hours in there when you trim the nonsense.

Lol at the people that tried to justify the quality of these movies as "but they're kids movies!"

Huh, that's surprising. You'd think kids would be the only ones able to be fooled by all that CGI.

do the extended bits make the movies good or

[QUOTE=Maloof?;48387726]do the extended bits make the movies good or[/QUOTE] The extended Hobbit movies so far have really been a step up from the theatrical releases. Making them not LotR level, but actually pretty good now.

[QUOTE=The Castro;48388016]The extended Hobbit movies so far have really been a step up from the theatrical releases. Making them not LotR level, but actually pretty good now.[/QUOTE] Can it overpower Discount Grima Wormtongue, though?

[QUOTE=Sableye;48387233]Ya but the movies ruined the pacing of the books, they should have stayed truer to the damn books instead the 2 sequels were bad, while the first movie was pretty true to the book[/QUOTE] i always thought desolation of smaug was the best movie of the 3

[QUOTE=archival;48387433]That and all of the "its ok to see orcs get cut up but we have to never show a friendly character dying" stuff was way "lets be kid friendly". Just because the books were doesnt mean the film has to be.[/QUOTE] Except [sp]three of the main characters actually end up getting murdered[/sp]

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;48388027]Can it overpower Discount Grima Wormtongue, though?[/QUOTE] Hmm. At this rate the rated R content will probably be of some Alfrid hijinks that were [I]too extreme[/I] for movie-going audiences. Wouldn't that be a hoot?! [sp] end it all. [/sp]

[QUOTE=usaokay;48388327]and I continue to wait for the Hobbit + LOTR Extended Edition collection on blu-ray.[/QUOTE] he releases it, and it turns out to literally be the hobbit + lotr extended into one long film

[QUOTE=usaokay;48388327]and I continue to wait for the Hobbit + LOTR Extended Edition collection on blu-ray.[/QUOTE] I'm going to see extended in theaters but I'm going to wait until the 4K Red Book of Westmarch collection comes out next year.

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;48388344]he releases it, and it turns out to literally be the hobbit + lotr extended into one long film[/QUOTE] It is a life goal of mine to marathon all six films' extended editions in one sitting. I haven't seen the last of the Hobbit films, and I found the first one to be [i]okay[/i] (I actually enjoyed the second one a fair amount), but that won't stop me. I marathoned the original trilogy's extended editions in one sitting. It took damn near 12 hours, but I did. And it was absolutely [b]amazing[/b].

[QUOTE=Velocet;48387481]You have to keep in mind that these movies were made in order to fit the tone of the Lord of the Rings films, which Tolkien intended to do himself before he passed. [/QUOTE] Tolkien started doing that in the early sixties; then someone told him it was a terrible idea and he stopped.

[QUOTE=eldomtom2;48388877]Tolkien started doing that in the early sixties; then someone told him it was a terrible idea and he stopped.[/QUOTE] Damn, usually I'm spot on with my Tolkien knowledge but I must be confusing it with something else... Actually, I just realized I was thinking of the sequel to Return of the King which takes place like 100-200 years after the War of the Ring that had something to do with a cult that worships Morgoth and all these scattered factions. Shame that never happened since it sounds very similar to something out of Game of Thrones. I think the fans have done enough to connect the stories of The Hobbit to Lord of the Rings and his unfinished tales, so I suppose it wasn't really necessary.

fuck yeah hobbit titties

I recall PJ or someone saying that some of the deleted scenes were more gory. They also redid some of the scenes for the theatrical version [URL="http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/12/01/95295-big-hobbit-movie-spoilers-from-the-five-armies-chronicles-art-and-design-book/"]In the art book that got released too early it's mentioned some things that arent in the theatrical versio[/URL]n

More of the white council and sauron please.

Talking crows please.

[QUOTE=booster;48389638]Talking crows please.[/QUOTE] they don't have the fucking crows in the regular version?

[QUOTE=kimr120;48389766]they don't have the fucking crows in the regular version?[/QUOTE] Nah. Had to make room for 30 minutes of Alfrid being the despicable comic relief. I mean, who wouldn't want that instead of something like Thorin's funeral? Of all the story decisions the Hobbit trilogy made, that one was the most infuriating; I still haven't gone back to watch Battle of Five Armies because of it.

So they force in a stupid character that is known as a counselor of few words in the book. Lake-town felt like it took up the entire second part of the movies while in the book it's not a particularly big part. What the fuck Jackson. Still, I somewhat enjoyed them and will get the extended version.

I was only mildly entertained by the Hobbit movies, too much they could have improved on. I might have a go at the extended editions and compare.

I want to see the films in 48fps again but doesn't seem like that'll ever happen. Not that I really care, the films weren't that good.