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Posted: **Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:33 am**

Stupid, fat hobbit.

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:49 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:57 pm**

Did they borrow TNG's Klingon wigs/beards?

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:51 pm**

It was a little underwhelming and the goofiness of the Dwarfs is a bit concerning but the ending with Gollum saved it. Regardless of how well he performs I think Andy Serkis will get an oscar nomination for the total body of work.

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Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:43 am**

Uggghgghggghgggg.

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:26 pm**

I've watched the trailer about 10 times.

Is that Thorin's Dad with whom Gandalf is scrapping? ....... I want to say... Gol Dogur? That doesn't sound right. To get the map and the key.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:43 pm**

I am linking this here because I am going to come back and read more of it, later.

http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/hobbit-movie/blog.htm

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:29 pm**

Now a trilogy.

The Hobbit: One rumor that is confirmed: Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit will indeed now be three films instead of two, with the director writing on his Facebook page, "We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance." The first installment, An Unexpected Journey, is scheduled for release on Dec. 14, 2012.

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:41 pm**

Article w/new trailer

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:50 pm**

Expectations for this thing are going to be huge. Not saying it can't deliver, but even Chris Nolan and Batman couldn't make me give enough of a fuck for three movies.

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:11 pm**

Martin Freeman is such a perfect choice.

But three movies seems a bit excessive.

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:50 pm**

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:46 am**

"Age of the Hobbits" blocked from being released.

Honestly, I'm a bit torn on this one.

Is it against the law to capitalize on someone else's marketing? If so, should it be if you're not offering the same product aside from a similar title?

That being said, I've got to think it's wildly unethical.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:24 am**

If those fuckers had any inspiration, originality, or creativity of their own, I'd be on their side. They've proven time and time again they're just cinematic vultures hoping to pick the carrion of more successful and legit movies. Fuck them.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:21 pm**

Much as I hate those guys, I'm pretty sure that prior restraint ruling was wildly unconstitutional. They can't stop them from releasing the film like that according to legal precedent in the US (specifically Near v. Minnesota set the line at issues of national security, and it hasn't been moved much since then). They can sue the shit out of them after it's been released, though.

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Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:52 pm**

Just got my tickets for Friday, 6:30, 3d viewing.

Booya.

Posted: **Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:53 pm**

My summary: It is a Hobbit movie made by Peter Jackson, what do you expect. He hit just about every scene from the book.... almost correctly. A bunch of stuff was added from the appendices of LOTR which I liked, but an entirely new subplot was added with the group being hunted that I did not like.

Loved the look of Erebor.

My detailed account: In the spoiler thread.

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Posted: **Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:25 pm**

Having had a few minutes to digest it, I think that it is obvious that they stretched a 3 hour movie into 2 movies, then decided they had so much extra footage that they could turn it into 3 movies.

Instead of Extended Editions this go around, I bet there would be a market for "Condensed Editions" that cut about an hour of scenic panoramas of the New Zealand landscape in which you can also see 14 little people walking in a row. We've already got the "Extended Edition" in the theater.

That being said, I am going to try to squeeze another viewing in with the kid before Christmas. Busy time of year.

Posted: **Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:18 pm**

I actually liked it better the second time, because I wasn't surprised by the jarring changes. Having become accustomed to their existence, I was able to enjoy them instead of thinking, "Hey, THAT wasn't in the book."