The Hobbit... (1 Viewer)

Looks awesome can't wait,December next year isn't far off.................:D
 
wayne556517 said:
Looks awesome can't wait,December next year isn't far off.................:D
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Jackson has a number of production videos for the film on his Facebook page.


http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=141884481557

Looks like he's telling "The Hobbit" as flashbacks with LOTR characters. I reread The Hobbit recently after 40 years. I forgot how much Bilbo "manned up" by the end of the story. Jackson appears to be taking some of the "cutsie" out and making one of the dwarves "sexy" for the female audience.

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Should be a corker and a can't miss hit with a built in audience on a world-wide basis. I look forward to it. -- Al
 
I grew up on the Rankin and Bass cartoon version and love it. I know Jackson will nail this can not wait.
 
I'm looking forward to it, too.

I was always disappointed with the animated version (as well as Ralph Bakshi's abortive attempt to produce TLOTR in animation). I grew up with the Brothers Hildebrandt's more realistic illustrations, so that was my yardstick. Jackson did an excellent job with the trilogy, so this should be good.

Who knows--maybe Farmer Giles of Ham is down the road, too?

"There's only one dragon in Bywater, and that's green!"
Brad
 
theBaron said:
I'm looking forward to it, too.

I was always disappointed with the animated version (as well as Ralph Bakshi's abortive attempt to produce TLOTR in animation). I grew up with the Brothers Hildebrandt's more realistic illustrations, so that was my yardstick. Jackson did an excellent job with the trilogy, so this should be good.

Who knows--maybe Farmer Giles of Ham is down the road, too?

"There's only one dragon in Bywater, and that's green!"
Brad
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I liked Bakshi's "Wizards". Thought it very entertaining. -- Al
 
Now that is a trailer! I too, can't wait till this comes out next year. For some reason, I find the part where the dwarves start singing to be a really good element.

Noah
 
Looks good can't wait to see it with my son. Maybe someone here can answer this question. I bought some of Britains Lord of the Rings figures that were produced back in 2005. Does anyone know if Britains obtained a licensing agreement to produce the figures and if so why wasn't the line continued? Just find it odd that no one has really tried to make these figures. Even more so when Peter Jackson is a major collector in this hobby as well.
 
Sahara said:
Looks good can't wait to see it with my son. Maybe someone here can answer this question. I bought some of Britains Lord of the Rings figures that were produced back in 2005. Does anyone know if Britains obtained a licensing agreement to produce the figures and if so why wasn't the line continued? Just find it odd that no one has really tried to make these figures. Even more so when Peter Jackson is a major collector in this hobby as well.
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I wonder if the licensing is too cost-prohibative to make it worthwhile for any of the companies? Maybe there is a perception that there would not be enough collectors willing to buy these?

Noah
 
This is just a complete guess but the licensor may not be Peter Jackson but whoever owns the right to the Lord of the Rings name. Maybe the licensor and licensee didn't feel the sales justified continuing the license or perhaps the licensor licensed the rights to someone else (isn't LOTR popular in wargaming).
 
I know this type of fantasy reading isn't for everyone...

but I remember hearing once that the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was the second most read book ever...

right behind the Bible...
 
jazzeum said:
This is just a complete guess but the licensor may not be Peter Jackson but whoever owns the right to the Lord of the Rings name. Maybe the licensor and licensee didn't feel the sales justified continuing the license or perhaps the licensor licensed the rights to someone else (isn't LOTR popular in wargaming).
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I think you may be right. I think War Hammer has a Lord of the Rings line for war gaming. What a shame. I know its not everyones cup of tea but I think there would be a strong enough interest in the subject to generate a collectible figure line.
 
I saw the trailer tonight in the movie theaters and it was in 3D! It looked pretty cool and was much better than the movie I had come to see. Wish I could have seen it right then.
 
I've said to kids that the LOTRs films are the Star Wars of this generation. I consider myself lucky to see and love both! They are toys but I collected quite a lot of the AOME figures which were basically 1/32 scale (I can't remember the manufacturer?). Some of the accessories were fantastic (Helms Deep!). I'm praying that there is a matching follow up range with The Hobbit. And yes, that Dwarf singing scene gives goosebumps....
 
I just finish listening to an on-line comic review of the Stars Wars Prequels. I really hope Jackson doesn't do to The Hobbit what Lucas did to Stars Wars 1, 2, and 3. (Jackson of course is using Tolkien's material while Lucas pulled SW out of his own "ear.") We know he's slipping in characters and actors from LOTR that are not part of the story like Frodo and old Bilbo.
 
Not a fantasy book or movie fan, EXCEPT for LOTR and The Hobbit. Recently reread Hobbit and definetly looking fwd to this movie. Chris
 
Considering the huge extent of rewriting and story changes in the Lord of the Rings, I expect the same treatment in the Hobbit, if not more.

Initially, I found the mass of story changes in LOTR annoying and unwelcomed, but I have learned to embrace the changes.
 
I think I was lucky (?) to not go beyond the first LOTR book - it just didn't click for me (and is was over twenty years before). This meant I was happy to accept anything that came in the films. It was especially exciting not knowing how it ended - until I saw it on the big screen. Adjustments to the plot are par for the course in turning books into films. Good movies make the right inclusions/exclusions. The battle scenes for instance were more extensive than in the books and I think that suited most of us here. I think the humorous by-play between Legolas and Gimli must also have been largely fresh material (dwarf throwing!) and that was a great feature. I'm just happy The Hobbit is being done to the same scale as the previous films. It should be fantastic!
 
Stopping the 1st LOTR movie cold with all that Tom Bombadil nonsense would have been a mistake. If the Rohan forces had stopped to talk to those caveman/indians on the way to Gondor, that would have wrecked the suspense of the battle scene as well. Too bad the Scouring of the Shire had to left out. That was the event that proved that Frodo could handle things without magic or humans. The "Scouring" would have also given some lines for Rosy Cotton and Sam from the book and a good battle scene.
 
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