The Hobbit (the upcoming movie) - TRAILER IS OUT - General

They better cast a big actor as Beorn, or at least make him look big. Like Hagrid in Harry Potter.

[QUOTE=acds;25335987]Good to see I wasn't alone thinking that the first LotR was the best. The huge battles in the other ones where awesome the first 2 or 3 times you saw them, but after that they got old quickly.[/QUOTE] Plus the Battle of Pelenor fields wasn't half the battle it was in the book. All it was in the movie was some half assed siege, with the whole battle revolving around the battle of the city. Not to mention the movie portrayed all the Gondorians as incompetent. I only saw like 4 guys kill an orc. Whereas in the book, the battle was actually a battle. Gondor had a professional army that actually did something (near constant infantry charges) And they missed one of the most important things in the book, the giant cloud of smoke that blotted out the sun.

read a part of the book .... in the car ... like 3 years ago its was quite good. Its just the old writing style that killed it for me. But i have a feeling that this movie is gonna be good.

I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.

I heard somewhere that Tolkien's family where against Peter Jackson being the director of The Hobbit, though? Lemme find some recent sauce once Google stops crashing. EDIT: Apparently the latest news source is almost a week old: [quote]I saw yesterday's breathless reports that Peter Jackson is close to a deal to direct [I]The Hobbit --[/I] and I am bewildered how anyone slaps an "exclusive" tag on a story Deadline broke[COLOR=#0568f9][/COLOR]back on June 25th. That's when Jackson moved from co-writer/producer into the director's chair. Recent reports by the [I]LA Times[/I] and [I]NY Times[/I] have added some nice details, but I laid out back then the chain of events that are unfolding now. Even before Guillermo del Toro withdrew as director, Warner Bros and MGM had set December 2012 and December 2013 as release dates, replicating the release pattern of the original [I]The Lord of the Rings[/I] trilogy. Production [U]has[/U] to begin in January or these pictures would get pushed back an entire year -- and who knows if Jackson would have stayed? Deadline advised that MGM's creditors needed to get their heads out of their you-know-where's and either commit funding or step aside to let Warner Bros pay for the films. It was clear those decisions would precede a long-planned prepackaged bankruptcy that won't play out until year's end[/quote] More info [url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/peter-jackson-directing-the-hobbit-toldja/]here[/URL].

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] You do realize it is based off of Tolkien's books, right? The Hobbit is about high adventure. Lord of The Rings has more war in it, which people like you with short attention spans would like more. Plus LoTR is completely about Frodo bringing the ring to mordor. They weren't the best of the movie but they sure weren't boring. You just have a shite attention span. (SHINY CGI AND BIG BATTLE GOOD. OH NO, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BAD)

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] :sigh: I don't even know where to start with this post

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] You're everything that's wrong with the todays movie goers.

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] man was Transformers 2 great or what

I liked the animated movie.

The Hobbit is my favourite book , I read it for the first time when I was 9 and I still love it today, even if it isn't as mature as other thing's I've read. I've been waiting for them to make the hobbit for FUCKEN ages. I was sad when I heard Del Toro quit. And I don't like the idea of Jackson changing parts of the story. I hate when directors do that. Meh, I'll enjoy the movie regardless of what it comes out like, 'cause the hobbit is bad ass.

I'm not excited about seeing this now because del toro isn't directing it. I felt that Del Toro could of brought out a lot of artistic value into the hobbit, but seeing that HE isn't directing it, I'm no longer interested in the movie. I know it's kind of harsh for me to say, but I was actually only interested because Guillermo Del Toro was directing it.

but dude, peter jackson

I loved the Lord of the Rings movies, and to know that The Hobbit is being directed by the same person just makes it all fit for me. I mean, if Del Toro was directing, which still would've been very cool, I'm not sure if I'd get that 'Jackson' vibe that I did from the LOTR movies.

I finished reading the whole Fellowship of the Ring just now, for a manner of fact. Never read it before to my own dismay, these books are fantastic. Going to read The Hobbit next, for sure. I think I should have started with it before taking on the Fellowship. The differences between the books and movies are remarkable, but Jackson does manage to bring the core point across in a proper manner. I've always loved the movies, expecting this to be nothing less.

Looking forward to it, I really enjoyed the book years ago.

The LOTR books were actually pretty shit, I thought. Tolkien was far too masturbatory with his descriptions to the point that it was almost a chore to read them. I'm also partially saddened that Del Toro is no longer directing this as his unique style would've been brilliant for this. But, it's also fitting that Peter Jackson takes the helm because he did do the previous films.

I really hope they capture Smaug's personality in this, he was perfectly portrayed in the animated film.

[QUOTE=The_Marine;25377912] Tolkien was far too masturbatory with his descriptions to the point that it was almost a chore to read them.[/QUOTE] I actually like these in-depth descriptions and explanations. Personally, I love how he for instance suddenly stops in describing an event and tells a small story concerning the character at hand. For example; the event in which the ponies fled away from the Prancing Pony after the Dark Riders came. The innmaster coughs up, as polite as he is, some coin for the lost ponies of the hobbits. Suddenly the story starts telling how the ponies ended up with Tom Bombadil and then back at the innmaster saving the ponies a long and dangerous journey (but he tells it more elaborate). I've encountered these ways of storytelling rarely before, and Tolkien pulls more tricks like this. It's different, it needs getting used to, but that's what gives the books their own (marvelous) style.

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] And I used to look up to you.

FUCK YES! This is one of my favorite books, after seeing after seeing all the LOTR movies hopefully this one will be just as good. Although they better not leave a bunch of stuff out.

[QUOTE=Elexar;25378437]I actually like these in-depth descriptions and explanations. Personally, I love how he for instance suddenly stops in describing an event and tells a small story concerning the character at hand. For example; the event in which the ponies fled away from the Prancing Pony after the Dark Riders came. The innmaster coughs up, as polite as he is, some coin for the lost ponies of the hobbits. Suddenly the story starts telling how the ponies ended up with Tom Bombadil and then back at the innmaster saving the ponies a long and dangerous journey (but he tells it more elaborate). I've encountered these ways of storytelling rarely before, and Tolkien pulls more tricks like this. It's different, it needs getting used to, but that's what gives the books their own (marvelous) style.[/QUOTE] I agree, I'm reading The Children of Hurin and he stops midway through a battle to describe Hurin's relationship with his brother. It was strange but it flowed really well.

I am so exited for this movie, it better be as good as the book itself! One of my favorite books, and I truly can't wait to see what the movie has to offer.

[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;25408071]I agree, I'm reading The Children of Hurin and he stops midway through a battle to describe Hurin's relationship with his brother. It was strange but it flowed really well.[/QUOTE] That's what you would do in epics such as the Iliad and the Odyssey, I would guarantee Tolkien intended this.

Thought you'd ought to know [quote]"The Hobbit" has been greenlit and will start production in February, an individual close to the production has told TheWrap. As TheWrap reported previously, Peter Jackson has agreed to direct the film in addition to producing and writing the two-part project. In the agreement completed this week, Jackson's deal was finalized and MGM and Warner Brothers agreed to give the project its long-awaited greenlight. The greenlight means that millions of global fans for the revered J.R.R. Tolkien property can look forward to a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," which was one of the most successful movie franchises in movie history. Jackson was already on board to write and produce "The Hobbit." But because of financial turmoil at MGM, which owns half of the franchise together with Warners' New Line Cinema, the project became one of the most torturous in Hollywood history. Sets have already been built in New Zealand, and actors - including Sir Ian McKellan - have been on hold for months. Martin Freeman has been rumored to play Bilbo Baggins. With the logjam finally broken, production will begin in February. However, the individual said that labor issues related to the production have still not been resolved, and negotiations will continue with the Screen Actors Guild. The union flap involves whether the production would use Screen Actors Guild members or not. About $30 million has already been spent on the project, the first part of which is scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 19, 2012. But Warner Brothers was wary about moving ahead at the risk that an agreement with MGM may not hold up over time. At MGM, the decision about greenlighting "The Hobbit," a $400 million, back-to-back production of two films, has been hanging between CEO Stephen Cooper, owners-in-waiting Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum of Spyglass Productions and the creditors committee at MGM. Spyglass has signed a letter of intent to give the production company 4-5 percent ownership of MGM in exchange for taking over the company's management. That deal would entail a prepackaged bankruptcy, under the supervision of the judge and with the accord of the studio's debtors and investors. But just this week, takeover king Carl Icahn threw his weight behind an alternate plan, to have Lionsgate merge with MGM instead. Icahn owns 30% of Lionsgate, and about 10% of MGM's debt. So that outcome remains in flux, with a vote pending by MGM debtholder on October 22.[/quote] [url="http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/wrap-hobbit-greenlight.html"][b]Source[/b][/url]

[QUOTE=Zenpod;25298157]I think Bill Bailey is in it[/QUOTE] Bill Bailey auditioned for the part of Gimli in one of the films, he talks about it in his "Part troll" DVD.

The name Bill Bailey always make me think of that folk/jazz song standard.

[QUOTE=skparagon;25342852]I absolutely dreaded the parts in the movies with the hobbits, It was so boring as they didn't fight or anything. God damn I felt like killing myself especially cause it was like *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES* *hobbits for an hour* *EPIC BATTLE FOR 10 MINUTES*. A whole movie about a hobbit? God damn I really hope he makes it exciting some how.[/QUOTE] The Hobbits in The Hobbit saw a lot of action, especially considering they had a small army of dwarfs and Gandalf with them at all times. [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] And a motherfucking Dragon was the centre of the plot. Not some pussy Volcano and a dark lords bling.

I was interested to see how Middle Earth would have turned out on screen with Guillermo del Toro directing but I always hoped at the back of my mind that a series of events would mean Peter Jackson would end up directing instead. I can't wait for these movies. Riddles in the dark scenes will be amazing. I wonder who they will get for Bilbo in the end. David Tenant's name is being banded about in the UK tabloids. He was on TV here recently in his first TV gig away from Doctor Who and he was great. Martin Freeman really pisses me off so I hope he doesn't get the part. [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] PS the big fat version of Peter Jackson was better than this imposter we have today

I think David Tenant may be a bit to tall to be a Hobbit.