I was quite literally raised on the main Middle Earth stories (Silmarillion, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) seeing as my mom started reading me the stories when I was three. I also inherited her obsession of reading them once a year. So when I first saw the trailer I was blown away. I can't wait to see it.
The Hobbit, you ever read it?
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1. Yes I read the Hobbit. It was one of my first Fantasy novels and I loved it
2. I'm absolutely going to see this movie. I liked the LOTR films and can't wait for this.
2. I'm absolutely going to see this movie. I liked the LOTR films and can't wait for this.
It was one of the few books I did read as a kid. My favorite book I have ever read. I read it so many times I have lost count. I believe they will do the movie well. As they are making two movies I expect they put everything in the book into the movies. Beorn better be in it unlike how they cut Bombadil.
That is one of the biggest issue I had with the casting/trailer. The age of Thorin. He wasn't young. Anyway hopefully I can overlook that when I go to see it.DarkPanda XIII said:
I'd buy that as an argument if he didn't carry on as usual for the rest of the movie, but he did. Gollum appeared in one scene, and in the original version, he and Bilbo parted on good terms. He acknowledges that it was silly of him to accept Bilbo's last question as a riddle, but he did, and yields the ring. As opposed to chasing Bilbo through the mountain, trying to capture, kill, and eat him.008Zulu said:
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(1) I just read the book after seeing the trailer back in December.
(2) It will be awesome. My only reserve is this is part 1 . There is a sequel to this movie. I smell cash grab, or a long, bloody battle for the sequel.
I enjoyed the book, It's very light hearted and fun with a dark undertone.
(2) It will be awesome. My only reserve is this is part 1 . There is a sequel to this movie. I smell cash grab, or a long, bloody battle for the sequel.
I enjoyed the book, It's very light hearted and fun with a dark undertone.
My parents read it to me when I was younger. I haven't read it since then, but I remember it in broad strokes. I don't have any desire to re-read it before the movie comes out either, I prefer to have it fill in what I have forgotten to having the book fresh in memory. If do there will be the inevitable and disrupting "why did they change that detail? Why did they leave that out!?".
Haven't watched the trailer. I generally don't watch trailers for movies I know I'm gonna watch anyway. Knowing a little about a movie before you watch it rarely spoils it, on the contrary, it can make it a lot easier and somewhat more enjoyable to watch. But I already know the basic premise, and I don't need to be sold on it any further, so all it's gonna do is get me more pumped up, and I prefer to save that pumped up-ness for when it's actually out ^^
On a related note. I actually sat down and read through Lord of the Rings this last summer. It blew me away. Seriously, I kind of expected just another fantasy novel, but I was obviously wrong. It's amazing, I can't believe it took me that long to read it, even for a guy who almost never reads. I almost thought it would make me think less of the movie, but on the contrary, it just made me appreciate them more. I guess what it all adds up to is: Lord of the Rings is awesome.
Haven't watched the trailer. I generally don't watch trailers for movies I know I'm gonna watch anyway. Knowing a little about a movie before you watch it rarely spoils it, on the contrary, it can make it a lot easier and somewhat more enjoyable to watch. But I already know the basic premise, and I don't need to be sold on it any further, so all it's gonna do is get me more pumped up, and I prefer to save that pumped up-ness for when it's actually out ^^
On a related note. I actually sat down and read through Lord of the Rings this last summer. It blew me away. Seriously, I kind of expected just another fantasy novel, but I was obviously wrong. It's amazing, I can't believe it took me that long to read it, even for a guy who almost never reads. I almost thought it would make me think less of the movie, but on the contrary, it just made me appreciate them more. I guess what it all adds up to is: Lord of the Rings is awesome.
I read the book when I was in grade 4. Then I read it again in grade 5. And many times since then. I find it's much more entertaining than the LotR books, and was happy that Peter Jackson had done a 'good parts' version (a la Princess Bride) of the trilogy.
I'm also happy to see that they're taking the movie conversion seriously, and I'm confident that they'll get it 'right', so to speak.
Overall, I'm excited to see it.
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I'm also happy to see that they're taking the movie conversion seriously, and I'm confident that they'll get it 'right', so to speak.
Overall, I'm excited to see it.
Z
1) yes I read it
2) I loved the trailer. I'm apparently one of the few who understand that the movie adaptations are just that - adaptations. I don't think a word-by-word copy of the novels in film format would work at all. For instance, although I really loved the Old Forest and Tom Bombadil in the book, I think it was a good idea to cut that part from the movies.
Basically I think that Tolkien's books are excellent books and that Jackson's movies are excellent movies. They're fundamentally very different and I don't think we should mix them.
2) I loved the trailer. I'm apparently one of the few who understand that the movie adaptations are just that - adaptations. I don't think a word-by-word copy of the novels in film format would work at all. For instance, although I really loved the Old Forest and Tom Bombadil in the book, I think it was a good idea to cut that part from the movies.
Basically I think that Tolkien's books are excellent books and that Jackson's movies are excellent movies. They're fundamentally very different and I don't think we should mix them.
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Answer contains spoiler for those who haven't read any of the extended LotR lore
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Galadriel and Radagast the Brown will both be in the Hobbit, as it's expanded to cover the incursion of the Necromancer in the south end of Mirkwood.
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i can't believe how anybody couldn't have read it. It's one of those books that everyone picks up at some point.
And the trailer looks awesome. Pity to see no Smaug in it, but that'll come up in other trailers.
And the trailer looks awesome. Pity to see no Smaug in it, but that'll come up in other trailers.
It is also adding in the plot of the necromancer,and expanding sauron's origins so that will be the second film methinks. AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS THE NECROMANCER. :nerdgasm out:Andrew_C said:
