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Good a time as any to start a thread for this.





Dori, Nori, and Ori: http://www-images.theonering.org/tor...ri-and-Ori.jpg

Gloin and Oin: http://collider.com/wp-content/uploa...n-gloin-01.jpg

Kili and Fili: http://media.social.s-msn.com/images...DWF-003550.jpg

Bofur, Bifur, and Bombur: http://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-conte...ves-hobbit.jpg

Balin and Dwalin: http://timenewsfeed.files.wordpress....-005.jpg?w=455

Thorin Oakenshield: http://www-images.theonering.org/tor...rdarmitage.jpg

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Pretty cool. I think this movie has the potential to be VERY FUN with hints of darkness and some allusions to the Lord of the Rings. Drinking, Dragons and Giant Spiders...this is the novel that predates and blows Harry Potter out of the water. I expect good things, and if this movie doesn't deliver than fuck it, it is still one of the coolest books I have ever read.

Edit: On a side note, The Hobbit is much less politically involved than LOTRs. Now, I say that as a casual fan....so I could be speaking out of my ass...but the Hobbit is a straight up adventure, while LOTRs is much more sharp with its overall grandeur. The point is The Hobbit should border on popcorn cinema, and evoke the most exciting parts of my childhood imagination.

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Part 3. A lot of dwarf stuff...and James Bond.

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Altogether now.



(L-R) Jed Brophy as Nori, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, Mark Hadlow as Dori, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield (center), KEN STOTT as Balin, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, Adam Brown as Ori and AIDAN TURNER as Kili

The Hobbit
 

I know we have a trailer thread, but some movies seem bigger than that, and I think The Hobbit is one of them.

Here's the trailer for one of next year's biggest movies

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Goosebumps...

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Nerdgasm

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Squee!

I had thought so too... http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21721

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Trailer:

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Is it just me or is that trailer not all that special? It makes it look like there's happening even less in The Hobbit than there already is.

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Well, it's a teaser for a movie year away. And only the first half. Got trolls, and goblins, and wargs, and a dragon, and a bear-man, and Gollum, and giant spiders, and elves, and a battle to look forward to. Though not sure where the first will end off.

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I think it looks awesome. And I hate everything.

This movie is going to be magical.

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I ordered the book through Amazon.co.uk. I already read it twice when I was 16/17, so it's been more than 10 years ago. And now I'm really looking forward to it. :D I need to read it before I watch the movies... or any new trailers.

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And today marks the last day of shooting.


I did that for LoTR. Well, was my first time reading it. Just recently read the Hunger Games trilogy but looked at photos of movie actors as I read. Might do the same thing for The Hobbit to better differentiate the dwarves.

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Yes yes yes yes yes yes

I know this is old news, but did y'all hear it will shown in 48 FPS at theaters? The best part is, they are going to show all trailers in the standard 24 fps so no one will know it will be any different until they show up at the theater, and then they will be blown away.

Expect the 48 fps to look like that Automotion feature that LCD TVs introduced awhile back, except without any of the artifacts since there will actually be 48 real frames per second, rather than 24 real frames and a bunch of auto-generated frames filled in in between. Also expect less bitching about the "soap opera" effect, since the movie-makers will be aware of the 48 fps beforehand.

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So did he record the movie in 3D, just to be ready for a rerelease in some years?

I got the book, but I haven't started it yet. When will the movie be released, around Xmas right?

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It will be in 3D as well. From some random source, I hear there will be the option to see it in 24 fps, 48 fps, and 3D 48 fps. Most people will opt for 3D 48 fps.

There will be bitching and moaning while everyone's brain that is used to seeing the blurry 24 fps used over the last 100 years gets its memory upended. But they will get over it -- it will be better.

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That said -- much like 3D, 48 fps is just another tool in the chest. There will still be a place for 24 fps film or more importantly the film effect that goes with it. Much like black and white film still has a place, though I'd say the film effect will have more use. But at least now it won't be forced, especially for epics or action movies where the extra frames (and thus clarity) will really make a difference.

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Huge banner: http://i.imgur.com/eEANn.jpg

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Sweet. Thanks for posting.

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Oh yeah and it was announced today that the films will actually be a trilogy.

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Evidently they are pulling in material from the appendices, which is where the extra content is coming from.

I'm not sure how much that will appeal to the masses, but I'm ecstatic for it.

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The Hobbit doesn't have appendices. Lord of the Rings does. But from what I understand, a lot of the extra material (e.g. The White Council) comes from Unfinished Tales. I'll love seeing that. :)

Edit: I am a bit concerned about this becoming a trilogy... Part of me loves the extra material we'll get to see, another part knows how little was actually going on in The Hobbit. I don't want it to become like butter spread over too much bread (or however Bilbo puts it).
Part 3 will be awesome, with a huge dragon and the Battle of Five Armies. But what will part 1 and 2 have? Some stone Trolls, Beorn the shapeshifter, some (talking?) Wargs and Spiders, some Goblins... and Gollum. Even with the White Council stuff added, I don't know if it will entertain enough.

By the way, I read on TheOneRing that a 2 new domains have been registered. The titles of movie 2 and 3? That would make:
An Unexpected Journey
The Riddles in the Dark
Desolation of Smaug

Personally I'd have removed 'The' from title 2 and use it in title 3.

Edit2: Ah it really makes me want to read all my Tolkien books again.

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2nd trailer is live

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I started with reading The Children of Húrin. :) Good book, it reads pretty fast. After that, I'll start The Hobbit. And then maybe LotR, if I can find the time.

And I'm avoiding any movie spoilers, at least until I've finished the book.

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I was already planning the LotR marathon in anticipation of the The Hobbit release, for me and some friends.
But then 1 friend decided that he doesn't want to watch LotR before The Hobbit. He wants to be overwhelmed by Middle Earth again... and that works better when you haven't seen anything lately.

So the rest of us kind of agree. No Lord of the Rings before this next movie! We'll do the marathon afterwards.
At least I got to read the book one last time before the movie. (It makes me want to start LotR right now, but I'll hold out for a few months.)

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http://chrisgoestothemovies.com/2012...s-an-overview/

Gives examples of the same clip with 24 vs 48 frames per second. Thoughts? Preference?

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I hate the soap opera look of the 48fps. The first thing I do on a TV with anti-motion blur technology is disable it.

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I have 6 (or 7) tickets reserved for me and some friends. It's for the midnight premiere, at 00:12. :D So that's in the night between Tueseday and Wednesday 12-12-12.

That means I'll see it at least 6 hours before any of you do. ;)

After that I'll go to another cinema which plays the 48fps version, so I'll be able to compare pretty well.

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I look forward to hearing what you have to say on the matter.

I haven't seen a movie in the theaters since The Dark Knight (against my will), and The Lord of The Rings remains the only trilogy that I've seen in its entirety on the big screen. Thinking will do the same for The Hobbit.

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Don't expect impressions before the American midnight launches. I'll probably fall asleep right when I get home.

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You get used to it...it took me a few months.

Once you do get used to it, regular TV looks like dogshit and it's hard to look back.

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I think I'm going to the midnight release next Friday - should be awesome.

I'm actually pretty excited about the 48fps in a theater - it will be a new experience at least. It probably is just a problem of being used to something.

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Next Friday as in tomorrow? There's some kind of pre-premiere? That's not fair! :(

Just 5 nights away for me! :D